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Following the suspension and subsequent arrest of Mr Godwin Emefiele, Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi has been named as the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Shonubi, born on the 7th of March, 1962, has been since October 2018, the CBN’s Deputy Governor in charge of Operations Directorate.
The CBN acting Governor attended the University of Lagos from 1978 to 1983 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He also represents the CBN on the board of FIRS.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele from office as CBN governor with immediate effect on Friday.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja.
According to Akume, this is sequel to the ongoing investigation of the CBN boss office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy.
“Mr Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will act as the CBN Governor, pending the conclusion of investigation and the reforms,” he said.
Following, the suspension, reports quickly emerged that Emefiele has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security Services (DSS).