Tobi Adebayo
A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order the resignation of Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele over his presidential ambition.
ThisNigeria reported that Buhari had directed all cabinet members interested in the 2023 presidential race to tender their resignations.
He issued the order at the Federal Executive Council meeting that held on Wednesday.
The affected cabinet members include Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu; Justice minister and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, the Minister of Women Affairs, Paulline Tallen.
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Reacting to the development, Omokri hailed President Buhari, describing the order as commendable.
”General Buhari’s order to his ministers who want to contest for the Presidency to resign with immediate effect is commendable, yet incomplete.
”For it to have potency, it must be expanded to include Emefiele, the CBN Governor, whose conflict of interest is alarming,” he said.
