Former President Muhammadu Buhari has finally bared his mind on former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

He said: “Despite speculations surrounding Emefiele’s presidential ambition during the 2023 elections, I did not remove him because of the absence of firm evidence that he was indeed pursuing a presidential ambition.”

“When Emefiele was linked with the campaign for the 2023 presidency, I did not ask him, because he told nobody he was getting involved. Otherwise, I would have removed him and told the nation why.”

“Unless there was firm evidence against him it would be “unfair” and “an act of injustice to remove him, acting on hearsay.”

“If you punish a man unjustly, it could dog his footsteps throughout life, so if you would punish, you must have evidence and you should know that yourself wouldn’t be there forever. You would leave one day.”

“I’m very conscious about the morale of people who serve with me. I also expect whoever succeeds me to be fair to me. I have family, friends, who will feel it. I’m very conscious of fairness.”