by The Senate will today, Tuesday 26th September, 2023 screen former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso for the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The senate will also alongside Dr Cardoso, screen four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors, who will join forces with Dr Cardoso to steer affairs of the apex bank for the next five years.
In a statement released by the Media Office of the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the senate will screen all the nominees following its resumption from its annual recess.
The statement reads, “The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will resume plenary on Tuesday, September 26. We will consider the screening of Dr. Cardoso at the Committee of the whole.
“Dr. Cardoso will be screened alongside four deputy governors namely; Mrs. Emem Nnana Usoro, Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Dattijo, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, and Dr. Bala M. Bello.
It will be recalled that President Tinubu had on September 15th, approved the nomination of Dr Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
He also approved the nomination of four deputy governors for a term of five years each at the first instance, pending their confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
