This was made known by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, while reacting to a media report claiming that Emefiele would proceed on study leave before May 29.
An online news medium, Sahara Reporters, claimed in a report that the apex bank governor was granted a leave by the President to pave the way for him to flee the country before the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Emefiele was trying to flee the country before the end of Buhari’s tenure in order to avoid being arrested by security agencies over allegations of corruption and terrorism financing against him, the report added.
