Presidency 2023: Godwin Emefiele’s poorly printed posters flood Lagos

As the frenzy to rail-road the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, into the race for Nigeria’s presidency in 2023 by different amorphous groups continues, the streets of Lagos have been flooded with poorly produced posters of the apex bank chief, urging him to “lead the charge”.

This comes as a group,Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has asked the CBN Governor, to either resign or disassociate himself from speculation about his ambition for the 2023 presidency.

A drive through some streets in the high-brow Victoria Island, at the weekend, shows the posters “sponsored by The Mass Interest Project”, cluttering the flower pots, medians and walls by the road side.

Some of the streets where the posters are conspicuously pasted are Ajose Adeogun, Ligali Ayorinde, Aboyade Cole and Ozumba Mbadiwe.

The message on the posters reads: “We, the people work to manifest the Nigeria of our hope on our way to greatness.

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“We march, fiercely guarding this liberty of building a Nigeria we believe in…not as career politicians.

“We are on the march…searching for the next leader of the republic.

“Godwin Emefiele, would you lead our people on this march to reclaim Nigeria? Would you lead the charge 2023?”

However, HEDA in a letter gave Emefiele a 14-day ultimatum to resign as CBN Governor and pursue his political ambition (if he is interested) or disassociate himself publicly from such speculations and stick to his job.

The letter signed by chairman of HEDA, Olanrewaju Suraju, was copied to President Muhammadu Buhari and the president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. HEDA acknowledged that Emefiele has a constitutional right to contest any election in Nigeria, but asked him to take a stand now than “keeping Nigeria at sea”.