The Nigerian Presidency has denied reports that President Bola Tinubu asked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, to resign.
This was confirmed by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.
In a statement shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Onanuga dismissed the report as false. “It’s all lies. President Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign,” he wrote.
The rumors had suggested that President Tinubu asked Cardoso to step down before leaving for China. The report claimed that despite support from prominent Yoruba leaders, the president was upset with Cardoso for not stabilizing the naira, as promised. The source alleged that the president had been waiting for improvements but grew tired and asked for Cardoso’s resignation.
However, Onanuga firmly denied this, calling the report completely untrue.
In recent news, the naira made a significant recovery, gaining 4.8% against the U.S. dollar, marking its biggest jump in two months.
