A powerful lobby is currently pushing for the return of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as the shape of Tinubu’s presidency begins to emerge.
Sanusi, whose forte is risk management in banking, enjoys the blessing of Governor Nasiru El Rufai of Kaduna State who has the ears of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
As CBN governor between 2009 and 2014, Sanusi’s strong, independent leadership of the apex bank ensured relative stability of the financial market, especially after the turbulence of the global financial crisis of 2008/2009.
Besides, Naira’s value stabilized from around N155 to $1 for four years.
Tinubu, a seasoned accountant, is said to be predisposed to a new monetary management template, synergized with sound fiscal policy to immediately revitalize the national economy on the assumption of office on May 29.
Sanusi is seen as a credible technocrat with a strong character to sanitize the banking/financial sector.
