Folashodun_Shonubi
Folashodun Shonubi
Nigerian economist (born 1961)
Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi (born 7 March 1962) is a Nigerian economist who served as the acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 9 June to 15 September 2023.[1][2][3] He was the deputy governor (Operations Directorate) under the former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele until his suspension.[4] He resigned from the central bank in September 2023.[1] However on 15 September 2023, major news articles in Nigeria claimed that all deputy governors of the CBN mainly Folashodun Shonubi, Aishah Ahmad, Edward Adamu and Kingsley Obiora were removed from office alongside their principal, Godwin Emefiele who had been earlier suspended[5][6][7] by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.