MOGHALU REJECTS ATIKU CAMPAIGN APPOINTMENT
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A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, said no to being part of the policy team for Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign in the 2027 election.
In a message posted on his X account on Thursday, Moghalu said he was not asked for his permission or consulted before his name was put on the list of Atiku’s campaign policy team.
This happened just a few hours after Atiku’s campaign group announced its Presidential Campaign Council, which included Moghalu as a member of the Policy Team.
The team is led by economist and banker Mohammed Hayatudeen, and Professor Mohammed Sagagi is the deputy chairman.
“I am surprised to see a statement from @atiku and @ADCNig campaign team including my name as a member of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s policy team for the 2027 presidential campaign.
“For the record: 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,” Moghalu said.
Moghalu, who was a presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party in the 2019 election, said he had quit partisan politics in Nigeria in 2022.
“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 sympathiser of any political party in Nigeria,” he said.
He said his current engagements included serving as president of the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation, IGET Africa, which he described as a non-partisan public policy think tank and executive education academy, as well as Chief Executive Officer of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk and regulatory strategy advisory firm.
Moghalu said his decision to remain outside partisan politics did not mean he was disengaged from national affairs.
“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.
The explanation comes after Atiku’s campaign plan was announced on Thursday.Kashim Ibrahim-Imam was chosen as chairman, Nasir El-Rufai, the former Kaduna State Governor, became deputy chairman, and Senator Austin Akobundu was appointed as Director-General and Campaign Manager.
The campaign mentioned that their Policy Team will create plans to deal with problems like the cost of living, unemployment, insecurity, and falling purchasing power.
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