Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has maintained that his focus at this point in time is to formulate a robust monetary policy and fight inflation, which is now a global problem.
He also said that part of his focus is also to build a strong financial system in an increasingly uncertain global economy.
Emiefiele made this position known in a series of tweet on his official Twitter account on Monday, which seems to be in reaction to calls for him to run for the presidency of the country in 2023.
The CBN governor listed other areas of focus to include development finance and supporting farmers and manufacturers in the bank’s self-sufficiency and import substitution as well as raising N15 trillion for Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCo) infrastructure finance.
Emefiele said that the apex bank is building a world-class international financial centre in Lagos as well as supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to finish strong.
The tweets read, “My focus at this time is a robust monetary policy and fighting inflation, which is now a global problem, building a strong financial system in an increasingly uncertain global economy.
“Development finance and supporting farmers and manufacturers in our self-sufficiency and import substitution drive, raising N15 trillion for InfraCo infrastructure finance, building a world-class international financial centre in Lagos, as we support the Muhammadu Buhari administration to finish strong.’’
