2023 National Honours: Nigerians calls for Emefiele’s disqualification from the nominee's list

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Nollywood Times earlier broke the news that a total of 339 Nigerians were nominated on Sunday by the Federal Government for the National Awards. However, controversy has trailed one of the nominees. Currently, one name is trending on social media as we speak for being nominated, and that name is Godwin Emiefele, the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emiefele.

He is part of the 339 persons nominated for the national awards and Nigerians are not happy. He is nominated for the category of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic. The development has caused Nigerians online to wonder why he made the list. Recall that there have been calls from different Nigerians for him to be probed for his failed new naira policy initiated under his leadership.

Our source reports that the outgoing Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle, had called for the disapproval of Emefiele’s alleged request for study leave while accusing him of overseeing the mismanagement of the country’s financial and monetary systems.

He insisted that the CBN governor must stay to give an account of everything that happened under him to the incoming administration.

Just recently, Kogi lawmaker, Senator Smart Adeyemi, said he should be invited for questioning, while he recalled that the situation the new naira policy was greeted with could have degenerated into anarchy but for the prompt intervention of the judiciary.

Netizens on the micro-blogging website, Twitter, however, questioned the rationale behind his choice for the honour.

A user who goes by the handle, Onochie Anyaoku, wrote, “Imagine National Honours on Emefiele? There is no noble practice that Nigeria cannot Nigerianize?”

@eleyiLagos also wrote, “Emefiele that we will arrest after swearing-in. Asiwaju must collect back that honour. Buhari didn’t use merit to give those honours he has been sharing since January.”

Another user @TheYemiKing stated that “Godwin Emefiele has just been rewarded with CFR Award by President Muhammadu Buhari for overseeing the shambolic dehumanisation of Nigerians and destruction of the Nigerian economy, especially with his insipid cash confiscation policy.

A tweep @daemperor007 said, “Emefiele sef collect award. Miracle no dey tire Jesus?”

On her part, Sade wrote, “This Nation Honours List sha. I am sorry no beefing, but it’s a NO (for me). Seeing names like Emefiele’s on it nullifies it for me…though, some on the list are very dear to me. See no need for this hurriedly compiled list.”

Source: punchng.com

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