Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has resumed duty after his annual vacation abroad. Emefiele, who proceeded on leave in December 2022, resumed work today, Monday, January 16, 2023.
In a statement that was issued by the director, corporate communication at CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, said “the governor resumed with renewed vigor to perform his duty” ahead of the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the year scheduled for January 23 to 24, 2023.
Nwanisobi said Emefiele remains committed to performing the task before him in line with his oath of Office and the policy direction of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“While thanking the public for keeping faith with the Bank, we urge Nigerians to continue to support the policies of the Bank aimed at ensuring a stable financial system and the Nigerian economy in general,” he stated.
Emefiele had told the House of Representatives in December of 2022 via a letter that he was attending to health issues abroad, a reason he did not attend to invitation by the lawmakers.
In the letter to the House of Representatives, Emefiele said he was out of the country on official engagements as well attending to some health challenges. “He is therefore unavailable to attend the briefing,” the letter read in part.
Emefiele reportedly returned from the trip last week, with some reports saying he “secretly” retuned from the trip where he spent over a month.
An FCT High Court had in December barred the DSS from arresting, inviting, or detaining Emefiele, following the move by the service to arrest him on allegation of terrorism financing.
