It has been confirmed that the Governor of Central Financial institution of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele is to contest within the 2023 presidential election.
In keeping with Punch, the affirmation was given by Mike Ozekhome’s Chambers.
Ozekhome chambers, legal professionals to Emefiele mentioned the banker aspires to grow to be Nigeria’s president and take part as a candidate within the 2023 presidential election.
A lawyer from the chambers, Maliki Sylvanus, disclosed this in an affidavit in help of Emefiele’s originating summons filed earlier than a Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja Division and marked FHC/ABJ/CS/610/2022.
That is opposite to Emefiele’s declare on Friday that he’s nonetheless ready on God to take a call on the matter.
Within the four-page affidavit, Sylvanus, a senior counsel in Mike Ozekhome’s Chambers, wrote, “That the details deposed to herein be inside my private data besides as in any other case acknowledged, and was duly knowledgeable by the plaintiff, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
“That the plaintiff is Nigerian citizen, economist, banker, and monetary knowledgeable who has been serving because the Governor of the Central Financial institution of Nigeria since June 4, 2014.
“That the plaintiff aspires to seek election to the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and participate as a candidate in the upcoming 2023 presidential elections.”
Particulars later…
