President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Godwin Emefiele for a second term as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
Emefiele was first appointed in 2014 by former President Goodluck Jonathan and was retained when President Buhari came to office in 2015.
The letter for the tenure renewal was reportedly signed by Buhari on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 and has been transmitted to the Senate.
By the CBN Act, the Senate must confirm the nomination before it can take effect.
This is the first time since 1999, when Nigeria returned to democracy, that anyone would be nominated to serve two terms as CBN governor.
Before assuming the office of the CBN Governor, the 57-year-old banker was the Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc.
As CBN Governor, Emefiele introduced various interventions to ensure that the naira was kept stable.
He also introduced an investors and exporters window while directing banks to sell forex to customers over the counter for basic travel allowance (BTA), medical and education bills.
With help from the Bankers Committee, the apex bank also introduced financing initiatives for farmers as well as small and medium enterprises.
If his nomination is approved by the senate, Emefiele’s five-year tenure will end in 2024.
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