Nigeria’s chief banker Emefiele to run for president
Godwin Emefiele, 60, is seeking the nomination as a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC)
The governor of Nigeria’s central bank intends to run in next year’s presidential election.
Godwin Emefiele, 60, is seeking the nomination as a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sources at the ruling party’s headquarters told the BBC he had bought a nomination form to contest the party’s primaries. It is unprecedented in Nigerian politics for a serving central bank chief to join the presidential race.
Among the other APC candidates are Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos state governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is among several candidates seeking the nomination for the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Nigeria’s political parties have until 3 June to choose their presidential candidates. The election is due to take place in February 2023.
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