DAILY NIGERIAN
President Muhammadu Buhari has technically shielded the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, from the operatives of the State Security Service, SSS, following his impromptu visit to the Presidential Villa.
Mr Emefiele’s visit to the Presidential Villa, which had so far doused the tension in the apex bank, was the first since he resumed work at the CBN after his leave on Jan. 12, 2023.
It was speculated that the CBN governor had travelled out of the country amidst fears he would be apprehended by operatives of the SSS over several allegations against him, including terrorism financing.
However, the SSS dismissed such allegations, including online reports that its operatives on Jan. 16 invaded the headquarters of the CBN and took over the office of the governor of the apex bank.
The CBN governor is believed to have presidential backing on the Naira redesign and withdrawal limit policy introduced by the apex bank in December 2022…
