Calls for the sack of the embattled Central Bank Governor,
Godwin Emefiele, may have hit the brick wall as the President, Muhammadu Buhari, welcomed back the CBN chief who recently returned to the
country from his annual leave.
“You are welcome back. I am grateful that you are well
received,” Buhari told Emefiele during a meeting at the State House on
Thursday.
This is Emefiele’s first meeting with the President since he
resumed duty on January 16.
Later on Thursday evening, the CBN chief returned for
another meeting with the President but declined to comment on the issues
discussed.
Hours earlier, Emefiele joined a delegation of the Arab Bank
for Economic Development led by its Director General, Dr Sidi Ould Tah.
While observing the protocols before his remarks, Buhari
said, “The Central Bank Governor, you are welcome back. I am grateful you are
well received.”
Emefiele left the country last December following the
investigation of several allegations against him, including corruption and
terror financing.
Weeks earlier, the DSS had sought a court order to arrest
him. But the request was rejected by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
The DSS asked the court to order the arrest of the CBN
governor over alleged “acts of financing terrorism, fraudulent activities and
economic crimes of national security dimension.”
On October 20, 2022, Justice Inyang Ekwo sitting in the
Federal High Court in Abuja summoned Emefiele over the $53m judgment debt
arising from the Paris Club refund.
The court ordered him to appear on Wednesday, January 18,
2023, as the hearing date.
However, Mr Emefiele filed an appeal against the FHC ruling
saying that Justice Ekwo erred in law and occasioned a miscarriage of justice
when he made an order compelling his attendance in court for the $53 million
debt.
Wednesday’s proceedings could not go on as planned when the
matter was called, making the court adjourned the case till March 20, 2023.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com