CBN Governor Emefiele Runs Back To Nigeria After Pres. Buhari Lambasted Him Openly

The Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has
hurriedly abandoned his role in the
delegation of President Muhammad
Buhari in the US following a public
admonishing he got.
A Presidency source told SR that Mr.
Emefiele asked to see President
Buhari and then requested to leave
for an “important” meeting in
London. The President is said to have
granted the request.
On Monday, the president had
warned his aides against smuggling
Nigerian businessmen into meetings
during his visit. But Emefiele
disobeyed that order.
And later that evening, Buhari openly
lambasted the CBN governor for
smuggling the former Managing
Director of Zenith bank, Jim Ovia, into
a dinner organized by the US
Chamber of Commerce.
Presidency sources said the CBN
governor’s request to leave
Washington DC came as a surprise, as
he had not previously informed
President Buhari of any other meeting
he had to attend, especially one that
would deprive the President of a
prominent member of his delegation.
It is unclear as of the time of
publishing this report if Jim Ovia, who
was the beneficiary of Mr. Emefiele’s
efforts, has also left the United States
out of embarrassment.