Oshiomhole, CSOs Condemn Calls for Emefiele’s Sack Edo State governor says CBN governorship should not be politicised
Ejiofor Alike in Lagos and Paul Obi in Abuja
Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole and
a coalition of civil society groups in the country yesterday condemned those calling for the sack of the Governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, describing them as faceless manipulators of the Nigerian economy who are bent on
wasting their time. They stated that President Muhammadu Buhari would not be fooled by them into sacking the CBN governor.
Oshiomhole said the hiring and firing of the CBN governor is not a political decision because institutions such as the central bank are
central to economic growth and development of any serious nation. Continued on page 6
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After Delays, N’Assembly Passes Record N6tn Budget Presidency, Udo Udoma applaud legislature for its passage Ndubuisi Francis, Omololu Ogunmade and Damilola Oyedele in Abuja After a three-month delay, the National Assembly yesterday passed the 2016 budget of
N6.060 trillion, the first that will be implemented from scratch by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, thus laying to rest the numerous controversies which trailed its presentation by the president last December.
The budget that was passed by the legislature had a reduction of N17 billion from the N6.077 trillion proposed by the executive. Continued on page 6
MEETING OF DELTA ROYAL FATHERS
L-R: The Obi of Owa Kingdom, HRM Obi Efiezomor II and the Olu of Warri, King Godfrey Ikenwoli Emiko Ogiame Ikenwole 1, when they met in Owa-Oyibu, Delta State… yesterday