Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has rejected his inclusion in the presidential campaign council of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

In a statement published on his X handle on Friday, the economic expert said he was not consulted by the party before being included in Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s campaign team.

Atiku had earlier released the campaign council list, appointing Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as chairman and Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, as deputy chairman.

The former vice-president named Moghalu in the campaign policy team, headed by Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, who contested the ADC presidential primary alongside Atiku.

Atiku said members of the policy team are to develop practical answers to the problems Nigerians have put before the campaign.

However, Moghalu said the ADC did not obtain his consent before including his name on the list.

“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.

“I am NOT, in fact, a member of Atiku’s policy team, even unofficially or in any advisory capacity.”

Moghalu said he had quit partisan politics in Nigeria since 2022 and had continued to maintain his non-partisan posture in the country’s national affairs.

“I am not a member or sympathizer of any political party in Nigeria,” he said.

“My primary engagement is as President of @IGETAfrica, 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.”

Moghalu said he remains committed to the country and its progress, “but such commitment does not have to entail ANY partisan alignment”.

“I have adopted the path of statesmanship, not partisanship,” he added.