Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has bared his mind on the call to sack Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele.

He said: “People are talking about the Central Bank Governor, first let me assure you that the CBN governor will maintain his independence, he will be respected.”

“Again, it is not the problem of the person there. CBN has a role in monetary policy. Then, you have the fiscal ecosystem.”

“It’s like you go to a football match and the person who is supposed to be playing a particular wing is no longer there.”

“Replacing Godwin Emefiele and putting somebody else there, with that level of fiscal rascality, which is what is fuelling our inflation and our rate of exchange today… these are some of the things we need to cut.”