President-elect, Bola Tinubu’s spokesman in the southeast, Dr Josef Onoh has charged the Department for State Security, DSS, to ensure that the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Godwin Emefiele does not leave Nigeria for any Study leave abroad.

Allegations of Emefiele’s planned study leave abroad had surfaced, with the story making rounds that the CBN Governor wants to escape Nigeria before the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29; adding that Emefiele is also trying to escape Nigeria because of his alleged terrorism financing charge.

Those making the allegations believe that the President-elect will not bend the rules in favour of Emefiele if he is sworn in as Nigeria’s President and that the CBN Governor had introduced the currency redesign policy in an alleged bid to create obstacles for Tinubu during the presidential campaign.

Presidential spokesman, Mr. Garba Shehu had denied knowledge of the study leave, with the CBN maintaining that since the presidency has made a statement denying knowledge of the international study, it would not make further comments on the discussion.

But Onoh said that whatever is the case, we are not aware if the allegations are true or not, his presence or absence does not affect the incoming administration which is focused on delivering on our campaign promises to Nigerians, Asiwaju isn’t interested in using positive energy to chase negative energy, you don’t use good money to chase bad money. But on a personal note I wish to stress that the DSS should not allow Emefiele get out of the country for any study leave, arguing that there are enough schools in Nigeria for Emefiele to undergo any study he wishes, even if it is in the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS.

Onoh said, “I’m telling the DSS that whether the study leave is true or not, it should ensure that Emefiele does not leave Nigeria. If Emefiele wants to get study leave, we have credible universities in Nigeria that are willing to grant him admission where he can do his study leave and these Nigeria Universities are ready to comply with CBN regulations regarding money transfers and payment modes to the institution of his choice in order for him to process his admission and they also accept the new redesigned naira notes as form of payment for admissions fees too.

“Therefore going for a study leave abroad would not be fair to our universities in Nigeria that are willing to grant him automatic admission. We should promote our own universities and there is no need going for overseas study when we have competent universities here in Nigeria.

“The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has made education a priority and so Emefiele has nothing to fear. The incoming administration has made security, education, health as major priorities and we should all come together to work for that renewed hope. The progress test of Tinubu’s presidency’s is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, but it’s whether we provide enough to those who have too little and to that extent I assure Emefiele that the incoming president has made education a priority.

“There is no need for Emefiele to leave Nigeria, whether it is true or false about his international studies, the DSS should ensure that he does not leave Nigeria and assist him in any way he requires to secure an admission in any of our prestigious institutions.

“He is a great Ambassador and we have so many universities in Nigeria that are willing to offer him automatic admission for his studies in any course he wants. If he likes he can go to NIPSS but the DSS should ensure that Emefiele completes his study in Nigeria.

“It will be unfair for him and to Nigerians for us to export this genius with his wealth of experience overseas while we have our youth who can tap from his vast experience in the financial sector we need him to redesign their mindset from work to wealth like he did with the new currency.”