Atiku Campaign Group reacts to onslaught against Emefiele

The Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation in a statement has called for restraint following the onslaught on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele.

The statement came after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday declined an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and detain CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele.

The Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation in the statement signed by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, called for caution, noting the sensitivity of the CBN office. The organisation said:

“Atiku Campaign has carefully reviewed the onslaught on the Governor of the CBN and calls for restraint, given the sensitivity of his position to the Nation’s economy.

“The backdrop of apprehension that inordinately ambitious politicians run activities with bullion vans and raw cash are out to destroy the nation’s financial institutions, particularly, the CBN, for selfish political interests.

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“Our campaign counsel such politicians to rather market their programmes to Nigerians, if they have any, and end their reprehensible hope on vote buying.”

PDP urged that the stability of monetary policy is of paramount importance, including economic growth as well as the well-being of Nigerians.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja reportedly declined an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and detain CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele.

The suit, with reference number FHC/Abj/CS/2255/2022, had the Department of State Services as the applicant.

The DSS was trying to arrest Emefiele over allegations bothering on “acts of financing terrorism, fraudulent activities and economic crimes of national security dimension.”