As permutations begin for the 2023 general elections, youths under the Northern Nigeria Youth Forum (UNNYF) have called on Nigerians to support the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele as the next president of Nigeria for unity, economic and political progress of the country.
The youths while drumming support for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele said it is the time for a southern candidate.
The Director General of the group, Dr Ibrahim Bature said if elected as a financial expert, economist, the CBN Governor will surely replicate those impacted policies in other sectors of the economy for the betterment of the country to enable Nigeria join the league of nations.
Bature made the declaration in an interview after the group roadwalk in Minna, saying “an Igbo presidency come 2023 will justify fairness and justice”.
According to him “Dr Emefiele has proven his worth and I urge northerners and Nigerians to rally round him considering his policies that have rejuvenated the nation’s economy especially in the agricultural sector which is now contributing tremendously to the GDP.
The Spokesperson of the group, Aliyu Mohammed Sani, described Dr Emefiele as a Southerner with a Northern heart, the champion of Northern Renaissance hence the need to declare the one hundred percent support for the green icon who is a liberator of the northern people.
Also, the State Coordinator, Mohammed Alhaji Mohammed enumerated some of the achievements recorded by Emefiele’s led administration as CBN governor that has impacted positively on women, youths and vulnerable Nigerians.
“Recent Presidential intervention to take up all federal and state Government roads from the ministry of works and be completed by CBN, NNPC under the watch and financial back from CBN under the Leadership of Dr. Godwin Emefiele”.
He added that “Anchor Borrowers and other financial support to the less privileges in our communities, 7. 5,000,00 (Five thousand Naira) Vulnerable people support programmes for olds in our communities and Traders Money among others under the Leadership Dr. Godwin Emefiele” he stated.
