Tinubu Seeks Senate’s Confirmation For CBN Board Nominee, Melvin Ayogu

President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate’s confirmation for the appointment of Melvin Ayogu who the President has nominated to the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

This development was announced by the Special Adviser to Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

The statement posted on the Onanuga’s X platform reads;

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“President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting confirmation of Prof. Melvin Ayogu’s appointment to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Board of Directors.”

Previously, in February 2024, Tinubu had nominated Robert Agbide, Ado Wanga, Murtala Sagaley, Urom Eke, and Olayinka Aliyu to the CBN board.

However, on February 29, 2024, the Senate confirmed four of the nominees after Eke declined the offer, citing a “conflict of interest.”

Tinubu subsequently replaced Eke with Ruby Onwudiwe on March 13, 2024. However, reports circulated a day later that the president withdrew her nomination due to her political affiliation with the Labour Party, an opposition party to the All Progressives Congress.