Matawalle Advises Buhari Not To Let Emefiele Leave The Nation Because Tinubu Might Have Some Questions For Him

Bello Matawalle

The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop all study leaves, international transfers, and postings of officials that are essential to the launch of President-elect Bola Tinubu's incoming 

administration.

In a statement he personally signed today, Matawalle pleaded with the President to stop allegedly givin Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele a study leave.

He said "If the leave has been approved, as reported in the media, the President should cancel it in the interest of peaceful transfer of power, accountability and good governance. CBN Governor Emefiele superintended over the management of the country's financial and monetary systems. He is the one who initiated and implemented the recent disastrous Naira swap policy, the Naira confiscation program, which put Nigerians through untold woes and trauma and set our economy backwards.

"Two of my brother-governors and I took the Federal Government to court over this ill-advised policy and fought resolutely until we got a respite for our people from Emefiele and company.

"This same Emefiele now wants to proceed on study leave when he has some 10 months left of his tenure apparently in a bid to evade rendering accounts. This is unacceptable. President Buhari should not countenance this.

He asserted that Emefiele must continue in his position in order to provide the new Bola Tinubu administration with comprehensive accounting of everything that happened while he was in charge.

According to Matawalle, Emefiele must respond to whatever inquiries the next administration may have, especially because he still has a few months remaining in office.