Moghalu Denies Being Part of Atiku’s Policy Team, Says He Never Consented

By Tee Jay

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has said he is not a member of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s policy team for the 2027 presidential campaign. He also said he did not agree to his name being published as one.

Moghalu was reacting to a statement from the campaign team of Atiku and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which listed him among members of the ADC candidate’s policy team.

In a statement he signed, the former CBN deputy governor said he was surprised to see his name 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,” he said.

He went further and ruled out any link to the team, formal or informal.

“I am NOT, in fact, a member of Atiku’s policy team, even unofficially or in any advisory capacity,” he stated.

Moghalu said he left partisan politics in Nigeria in 2022 and has stayed non-partisan in national affairs since then.

“I am not a member or sympathiser of any political party in Nigeria,” he said.

He said his main roles are as President of the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation (IGET), 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 added that his commitment to Nigeria does not require him to back any party.

“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,” Moghalu said.

Moghalu was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 general election. In 2022 he sought the ADC presidential ticket, and after that he announced he was leaving partisan politics.

As of press time, the Atiku/ADC campaign had not responded to Moghalu’s denial.

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