Charles Soludo and Kayode Fayemi, were yesterday sighted at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, filling visitors forms on their way to the office of Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Soludo was spotted around 5:30p.m. dressed in a cream-coloured Kaftan and signing the visitors book yesterday in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja where he met with the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari.
His visit was immediately followed by former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, about 30 minutes later.
The duo's visit came at a time when expectations were high as the president is putting finishing touches to the list of ministerial nominees he is expected to transmit to the National Assembly any moment from now and afterwards, make it public.
Soludo, who served as CBN governor under the administrations of Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Yar'Adua, had on June 7 stated in an interview with an online newspaper that he was not ready to work for Buhari’s government.
He had also taken issues up with the Jonathan administration, accusing it of financial mismanagement of the economy, particularly the leakage of N30trillion from the system.
"Nigerians and their rumours! I am glad you said they are rumours and such rumours are normal. For sure, I wish the new government success and for the sake of Nigeria, everyone must contribute to assist President Buhari succeed. I will contribute in whatever way I can.
"However, everyone can’t sit in government in order to serve: some will be there on full-time basis while others can contribute from outside. For me personally and at this point in time, I am not disposed or available for full-time public service now; perhaps in the future it could happen, but not now.
"For now, my hands are full with several other experiments I am involved with (especially abroad) in the private sector, charity, think-tanks, and the international community. I am part of a major initiative in Africa’s mining and solid minerals sector, and this takes me through several African countries, etc.
"I am having great fun exploring totally new vistas of opportunity that are central to Africa’s great leap in the 21st Century. I read that President Buhari will give priority to solid minerals. We can provide free advisory services and perhaps assist to mobilise investment in the sector or in any other areas if our advice is needed.
"In effect, there are several ways we can assist the government to succeed but not necessarily to take up full-time appointment. No, not now," Soludo said in the interview.
He was responding to rumours that he criticised Jonathan’s administration towards its end in the hope of getting an appointment from Buhari.
Is Soludo an APC member? He may be at the presidency for a different reason
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