Buhari nominates Kingsley Obiora as CBN deputy governor

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Dr Kingsley Obiora as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

If confirmed by the Senate, Dr Obiora, who is an Alternate Executive Director at the Washington DC office of the International Monetary Fund, will be replacing Dr Joseph Nnanna, who retires on February the 2, 2020.

According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari has already forwarded a letter nominating Dr Obiora to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.