Billionaire Tony Elumelu speaks on appointment as next CBN gov, reveals truth

  • Nigerian businessman, Tony Elumelu has reacted to the alleged appointment as the governor of the CBN
  • The billionaire businessman took to his social media page to debunk the report that President Bola Tinubu appointed him
  • Elumelu disclosed on Friday, September 1st that the report is false and Tinubu is not considering him as a replacement for Godwin Emefiele, the suspended CBN boss

Tony Elumelu, the chairman of Heirs Holdings, has denied a report that he is being lined up as the next governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

In a post shared on his X page (formerly known as Twitter) on Friday, September 1st, 2023, the billionaire businessman joked about the viral report and described it as false.