Emmanuel Aku
* He is a Nigerian banker, chartered stockbroker and public policy maker.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
It will be recalled that since the suspension of Mr Godwin Emefiele as the CBN governor in June this year, a deputy governor of the Bank, Faloshodun Shonubi, has been the acting Governor of the apex bank.
Cardoso, commonly known as Yemi Cardoso, is a pioneer Commissioner of Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos State in 1999 upon return to democratic rule under the then Governor Bola Tinubu.
He has served on the board of several leading companies, including Texaco and Chevron Oil Plc. He is a member of the Belgian-based Cities Alliance Think Tank which aims to shape and influence policy and decision making on urban development in Africa and has strong relationships with key international donor agencies.
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