President Tinubu not considering me as CBN Governor -Elumelu

Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, has denied a report that he is being lined up as the next governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

An All Progressives Congress (APC) member, Imran Muhammad had made a post on X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that Elumelu is likely to be the next CBN governor.

“According to a source, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is also considering Tony O. Elumelu as CBN Governor,” Muhammad posted.

Elumelu responded to the post on his X page by simply saying “LOL. No, please. This is false news!.”

Godwin Emefiele was suspended as the CBN governor by Tinubu in June and the former Apex bank chief is still in the Directorate of State Security (DSS) detention.

Meanwhile, Elumelu was at the presidential villa this week to pay a courtesy visit to Tinubu.