“For the avoidance of doubt, the powers conferred on the Governor and the Board of the CBN under the CBN Act are enormous. Therefore, the involvement of the Governor in partisan politics will compromise the autonomy of the CBN.”Falana further stated that Emefiele’s involvement in partisan politics led him to violate the fundamental right of protesters in the October 2020 #EndSARS protests. He said, “For instance, during the #EndSARS protests in October 2020, Mr. Emefiele held a secret meeting with some of (the) leading protesters. “From the foregoing, Mr. Emefiele has a number of legal hurdles to cross to participate in the primary election of the ruling party. The law expert, however, called for the resignation of the CBN governor if he must involve in partisan politics.

Source: Punch May 09, 2022 21:46 UTC