By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has rejected his purported membership of the policy team of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, insisting he was never consulted before his name was published.
Moghalu made the disclaimer in a statement reacting to a release by the Atiku Abubakar and ADC campaign team, which had listed him among members of the former Vice President’s policy team for the 2027 presidential campaign.
He explained that he neither gave his consent nor had any knowledge of his name being included on the list.
“I was not consulted and did not give my consent to my name being published as a member of the ADC candidate’s policy team. I am NOT, in fact, a member of Atiku’s policy team, even unofficially or in any advisory capacity,” he said.
The former CBN Deputy Governor further clarified that he had quit partisan politics in Nigeria since 2022, maintaining a strictly non-partisan posture in the country’s national affairs.
“I have quit partisan politics in Nigeria since 2022. I have maintained, and continue to maintain, my non-partisan posture in our country’s national affairs. I am not a member or sympathizer of any political party in Nigeria,” he said.
Moghalu disclosed that his primary engagements remain as President of the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation (IGET) Africa, a non-partisan public policy think tank and executive education academy, and as Chief Executive Officer of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk and regulatory strategy advisory firm.
He rounded off the statement by reaffirming his commitment to Nigeria’s progress, insisting that such commitment does not require partisan alignment.
“I remain committed to my country, Nigeria and its progress, but such commitment does not have to entail ANY partisan alignment. I have adopted the path of statesmanship, not partisanship,” he said.
