Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has rejected his inclusion in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential campaign council, saying he was not consulted before his name was published.
Moghalu made his position known in a statement posted on his X handle on Friday, shortly after former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar released the campaign council list for the 2027 presidential election.
Atiku named Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as chairman of the council and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai as deputy chairman.
Moghalu was listed as a member of the campaign policy team headed by Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, who contested the ADC presidential primary alongside Atiku.
According to Atiku, the policy team is expected to develop practical responses to the issues raised by Nigerians.
However, Moghalu said he neither agreed to serve on the team nor authorised the publication of his name.
“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,” he wrote.
“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.”
Moghalu stressed that he is not a member of Atiku’s policy team, either formally or in an advisory capacity.
“I am NOT, in fact, a member of Atiku’s policy team, even unofficially or in any advisory capacity.”
Moghalu maintains non-partisan position
The former CBN deputy governor said he left partisan politics in Nigeria in 2022 and had since maintained a non-partisan position on national affairs.
“I am not a member or sympathizer of any political party in Nigeria,” he said.
Moghalu said his primary engagements are as President of IGET Africa, a non-partisan public policy think tank and executive education academy, and CEO of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk and regulatory strategy advisory firm.
He added that his commitment to Nigeria’s progress does not require him to align with any political party.
“I have adopted the path of statesmanship, not partisanship,” he added.
