ABUJA:The presidency has said President Bola Tinubu has not asked the central bank of Nigera (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso to resign from his position.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga debunked the reports (not rapidospace news) suggesting that President Tinubu ordered Cardoso’s resignation.
Bayo made this statement in his official X handle on Tuesday, the presidential spokesman described the report as a “bundle of lies. It’s all lies, President Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign.
Onanuga said this while dismissing the report. It’s all lies. President Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign,” He said this while dismissing the report. The report claimed that President Tinubu issued the directive to Cardoso before departing for China, despite efforts by influential Yoruba leaders to keep him in the position.
Yemi Cardoso has faced criticism for his inability to address the ongoing economic challenges in Nigeria and stabilise the Naira,
A seasoned economic and development policy advisor, he was nominated by President Tinubu on September 15, 2023, and assumed office as central Bank Governor on September 22, 2023.
He and his deputies were cleared by the National Assembly days before he took over from acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Shonubi.
