Tinubu appoints Adebisi Shonubi as Acting CBN governor

Tinubu appoints Adebisi Shonubi as Acting CBN governor

Tinubu appoints Adebisi Shonubi as Acting CBN governor

Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Deputy CBN governor, Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria following Emefiele’s suspension.

Until his appointment, he was the Deputy Governor of, Operations Directorate.

Bayo Onanuga, a media aide to Tinubu disclosed this in a post via his Twitter handle on Friday.

 

Good riddance to worst CBN governor in history:

His suspension took immediate effect, according to a statement by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

According to the statement, the suspension comes amid an ongoing investigation of Emefiele’s office…

— Bayo onanuga (@aonanuga1956) June 9, 2023

Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi is the CBN acting governor. He has been since October 2018, the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate. He was born on the 7th of March, 1962. He attended the University of Lagos from 1978 to 1983 and obtained a Bachelor of Science.

He wrote, “Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi is the CBN acting governor. He has been since October 2018, the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate. He was born on the 7th of March, 1962. He 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”.

Online news report that Emefiele was arrested by the Department of Secret Service, DSS, after his suspension late Friday.