The Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Smart Adeyemi, has alleged that the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, had a hand in the emergence of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as the Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Adeyemi made the allegation on Monday in Abuja while addressing journalists after obtaining the Kogi governorship Nomination and Express of Interest forms.
The lawmaker said Emefiele decided to contest for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but had to put his aspiration in abeyance.
Adeyemi added that after the CBN Governor could not achieve his ambition, he allegedly bankrolled Okowa, who is his cousin, to emerge as the running mate to the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He added that the naira redesign policy was a calculated attempt to ridicule the Muhammadu Buhari-led government and manipulate the people to vote for the PDP.
He said: “Are you aware that Emefiele aspired for the presidency? When he lost out, he felt he had put in so much money in politics. So, he wanted a cover, and so, he brought his cousin, Governor Okowa, to come and contest the election, and he bankrolled them.”
Adeyemi said that Saturday’s presidential election would be a straight fight between Tinubu and the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
He stressed that he was supporting the Tinubu/Shettima ticket not because they were APC members but because of their past records and also due to contemporary issues in Nigeria.
The lawmaker also commended the Northern Governors for supporting the power shift to the South.
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