According to Sani, Emefiele’s life and activities under the incoming government will be like Zebra in the hands of Tigers.
Former Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has said the life of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will be made miserable by the incoming administration of president-elect, Bola Tinubu, when incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office in May.
According to Sani, Emefiele’s life and activities under the incoming government will be like Zebra in the hands of Tigers.
Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Assembly made the statement on his Twitter page on Saturday, a week after the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, declared Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
Considering the controversies that have surrounded the Naira redesign and cashless policy under Emefiele’s leadership in CBN and the fact that Tinubu alleged that the Naira redesign policy was targeted at sabotaging his presidential ambition, Sani said, “When Baba is gone, Emefiele will be like Zebra in the hands of Tigers.”
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, who is one the first three state governors who dragged the Nigerian government to court over the Naira redesign had confirmed a statement attributed to him where he asked the people of the state to continue using the old Naira notes despite an expiration order given by President Buhari and Emefiele.
According to El-Rufai, Tinubu would reverse the naira redesign policy if elected the next president.