- 4 Directors too
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Dr. Olayemi Cardoso as the substantive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Also confirmed are four Deputy Governors who were nominated along with Cardoso.
The newly confirmed Deputy Governors are:
1.Mrs. Emem Nnana Usoro
- Mr. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Dattijo
- Mr. Philip Ikeazor
- Dr. Bala M. Bello
Following questioning/screening of the nominees for about five hours and the subsequent voice votes by the Senators present during plenary, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced that “the nomination of Olayemi Cardoso is hereby confirmed as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria”.