The Nigerian youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN ) alongside a coalition of civil society organizations, has called for the resignation of the Governor of Central Bank Godwin Emiefele over his failure to return to the country and submit himself for questioning by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the allegations of terrorism financing.
The group made this call during a peaceful march in Abuja.
The Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, is under growing pressure to resign from his position
While he has garnered a lot of support and sympathy, some civil society groups staged a protest in Abuja, demanding his resignation for alleged multiple breaches of provisions of the CBN Act.
The groups led by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) also hinged their request for the CBN Governor’s resignation on his failure to return to the country and submit himself for questioning by the Department of State Services.
The placard-carrying protesters asked Emefiele to immediately begin the process of his resignation “or face a Nationwide Youth Mass Action” against his continued stay in office.
The groups said if Mr Emefiele was not being “haunted by his activities”, he should not be afraid to subject himself to scrutiny by the security agencies.
Meanwhile, the African Bar Association AFBA has warned that any attempt by the DSS or any other security agency to arrest the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria can lead to anarchy and possibly derail the coming elections.
The AFBA urged the DSS to comply fully with the orders of the federal high court, which bars them from arresting the CBN governor.
Section 11(3) of the CBN Act provides that: “the Governor or any Deputy Governor may resign his office by giving at least three months’ notice in writing to the President of his intention to do so.
