Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has publicly disowned his reported inclusion in the policy team of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 presidential campaign, declaring that he neither consented to the appointment nor belongs to the team.
Moghalu, in a statement reacting to the announcement attributed to Atiku and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) campaign team, said he was “surprised” to see his name listed among members of the former Vice-President’s policy team.
He said he was neither consulted nor approached before his name was published as part of the campaign structure.
“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,” Moghalu stated.
The former CBN deputy governor went further, stressing that he was not associated with Atiku’s policy team in any capacity.
“I am NOT, in fact, a member of Atiku’s policy team, even unofficially or in any advisory capacity,” he declared.
Moghalu’s rejection comes as political parties and presidential aspirants intensify preparations for the 2027 general elections, with Atiku emerging as the presidential candidate of the ADC.
He also used the opportunity to draw a clear line between his public policy engagements and partisan politics, saying he had withdrawn from partisan politics in Nigeria since 2022.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,” he said.
According to him, he is neither a member nor sympathiser of any political party in the country.
Moghalu said his current engagements are centred on public policy and strategic advisory work rather than electoral politics.
“My primary engagement is as President of IGET Africa, a non-partisan public policy think tank and executive education academy, and as CEO of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk and regulatory strategy advisory firm,” he stated.
Rejecting any suggestion that his non-partisan stance amounts to disengagement from national affairs, the former presidential candidate said he remained committed to Nigeria’s development.
“I remain committed to my country, Nigeria and its progress, but such commitment does not have to entail ANY partisan alignment,” he said.
Moghalu added: “I have adopted the path of statesmanship, not partisanship.”
The development adds another twist to the unfolding political realignments ahead of the 2027 presidential election, as campaign structures are being assembled by competing political formations.
Moghalu, who served as a deputy governor of the CBN and contested the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has now emphatically distanced himself from the reported ADC campaign appointment.
