*Professor Kingsley Moghalu.
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has disowned his reported inclusion in the policy team of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 presidential campaign under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Moghalu, in a statement reacting to the development, said he was surprised to see his name listed among members of Atiku’s policy team, stressing that he was neither consulted nor gave consent for the announcement.
“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,” he said.
He further clarified that he is not a member of Atiku’s policy team, either formally or informally, and does not serve in any advisory capacity to the former Vice-President.
According to Moghalu, he left partisan politics in Nigeria in 2022 and has since maintained a non-partisan position on national affairs.
“I am not a member or sympathizer of any political party in Nigeria,” he stated.
The former CBN deputy governor said his current engagements are focused on public policy and geopolitical risk, noting that he serves as President of IGETAfrica, which he described as a non-partisan public policy think tank and executive education academy.
He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Sogato Strategies, a geopolitical risk and regulatory strategy advisory firm.
Moghalu said his commitment to Nigeria’s development remains firm but maintained that patriotism does not require partisan political alignment.
“I remain committed to my country, Nigeria and its progress, but such commitment does not have to entail ANY partisan alignment,” he said.
“I have adopted the path of statesmanship, not partisanship.”
Moghalu said the clarification was necessary following the publication of his name in the reported ADC campaign team.