We can no longer keep our election materials in the vault of the CBN if it’s Governor is a politician… Emefiele must go – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele.

Falana said Emefiele’s continued stay as CBN governor could compromise the credibility of the 2023 general elections

He said this while addressing a Southwest youths and women conference at Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State on Thursday. He described the situation as very dangerous adding that it has bever happens anywhere in the world.

“INEC is trying; it has deployed technology to get rid of rigging, but we can no longer keep sensitive election materials in the vault of the CBN.

“This is because the governor of the CBN is a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress.

“It has never happened anywhere in the world; this is very dangerous. The CBN governor’s power is enormous under the CBN Act, so he can’t be a politician.

“We can’t look for alternative place to keep our electoral materials; it is the CBN governor that must be removed and whether President Buhari likes it or not, Emefiele must go.

“Some Civil Society Organisations have filed a motion against him and we will pursue it to a logical conclusion,’’ Falana stressed.