The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Thursday visited the State House, Abuja and met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Emefiele who spoke with State House Correspondents after the meeting said Nigerians could have heart attack over his presidential ambition, saying he was having fun.

The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Thursday visited the State House, Abuja and met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Emefiele who spoke with State House Correspondents after the meeting said Nigerians could have heart attack over his presidential ambition, saying he was having fun.

The president had on Wednesday via a circular issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, directed members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and other political appointees with political ambition to resign.

Emefiele is among the heads of agency and extra-ministerial departments.

It was learnt that Emefiele might have informed the president of his intention to continue in office as CBN governor instead of vying for the All Progressives Congress’s presidential ticket in 2023 general elections.

The source, which preferred not to be named, said that the CBN governor had finally decided to concentrate on his official job of safeguarding and transforming the nation’s economy.

Some farmers associations in the country had raised N100 million to purchase APC Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for Emefiele, ahead of the party’s primary on May 31