Cardoso, New CBN Governor has ‘Patch-Patch CV’ –Babachir Lawal Alleges

Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has accused President Bola Tinubu of appointing Yemi Cardoso, new governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with a patched-up curriculum vitae.

Babachir Lawal,, former SGF

Lawal said Tinubu appointed Cardoso with such a CV because he was the commissioner of Planning in Lagos State when the president was governor.

Appearing on Arise TV, the former SGF stressed that Lagos State was very small when compared to the entire country.

He maintained that Cardoso was not qualified to occupy the office of the CBN governor.

According to Lawal: “As to his Central Bank Governor, in my response to APC (All Progressives Congress) when they decided to take me on, I mentioned that the President had a Central Bank Governor with ‘patch-patch’ CV.

“I said ‘patch-patch’ CV because he was the commissioner of planning in Lagos State, a very small state out of the 36 states we have. It is a big economy but you cannot say he has enough experience to be in that position as the Central Bank governor.

“They also went on to say that he was a chairman of a bank with 13 branches, and that doesn’t give him sufficient exposure – a bank with 13 branches. I mentioned that they are all located around Lagos with two branches in Lagos, Warri, Benin City, and all that.