The governor of Nigeria’s central bank intends to run in next year’s presidential election.
Godwin Emefiele, 60, is seeking the nomination as a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sources at the ruling party’s headquarters told the BBC he had bought a nomination form to contest the party’s primaries. It is unprecedented in Nigerian politics for a serving central bank chief to join the presidential race.
Among the other APC candidates are Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos state governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is among several candidates seeking the nomination for the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Nigeria’s political parties have until 3 June to choose their presidential candidates. The election is due to take place in February 2023.
Latest Stories
- ‘If NPP can get a consensus candidate, it’ll help us tremendously’ – Hackman
2 hours - Accra West ECG recovers GH¢675k in revenue mobilisation exercise
3 hours - Hypertension can cause male erectile dysfunctions – Dr Benjamin Toboh
3 hours - 1V1D: Government spent averagely ¢670k on each of the ‘dried dams’ – Research
3 hours - Rastafarian student nearly rejected by Achimota School may represent them at NSMQ
3 hours - ‘You’re abusing fowls’ – Animal Welfare League demands ban on battery cages
4 hours - ‘Family Feud’ contestant who joked about regretting marriage on game show found guilty of murdering wife
4 hours - Can Gyekye-Quayson lawfully run as an MP in the Assin-North bye-election? (Kwaku Azar writes)
4 hours - The Gambia hires US lawyers over syrup scandal – report
4 hours - Fear as Jamie Foxx left ‘paralyzed, blind’ from ‘brain clot’
4 hours - Kizz Daniels welcomes third child
5 hours - Jose Mourinho charged for using abusive language towards official at Europa League final
5 hours - Beneficiaries of StanChart Women in Technology programme share inspiring stories
5 hours - Benin petrol prices soar as Nigeria moves to end subsidy
5 hours - Funding for social intervention programmes could be cut if reforms are not implemented – World Bank Country Director
5 hours