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Suspended Governor of the central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Mr .Godwin Emefile, resigned from his position in August, Reuters reported reported over the weekend , citing'government' sources. According to the news agency, Emefile tendered his resignation letter to president Bola Tinubu. The report follows friday annoucement by the presidency that Bola Tinubu had norminated a former  head of citi bank in central bank in nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso,'' normination to the senate for confirmation alongside four new deputy governors of the apex bank. Analysts note that Emefile's reported resignation may have laid to rest legal concerns regarding the normination of cardoso as the new Governor of CBN. Cardoso was part of the team that had been working on an economic blueprint for the new government. he was a former commissioner for Economic planning and Budget in Lagos state when Tinubu was governor between 1999 and 2007.