Prof. Charles Soludo is a remarkable technocrat. No doubt about It. He has made sweeping reforms in the Financial Sector of the Nigerian economy. His reforms would be a subject of discussion in Business Schools for years to come.

But do you think he would make a Good President for Nigeria?

Would You Vote Him?

What are Your Views?

Here's what will happen if you vote for him:

Fake News: Sexy Charles Soludo Plans To Recapitalize Nigeria

CBN Governor Charles Soludo is a very sexy man, He was chosen as the world’s sexiest banker for his feat of making his picture appear in 4 out of every 5 newspapers editions published in Nigeria during 2006. He has cute dimples, lovely brown skin and an infectious smile that makes it easy for us to forget the unemployment he created in the banking sector to reduce his workload as regulator.

If elected as president in 2007, he plans to weed out the weak and poor Nigerians who have been tainted by corruption: by increasing the minimum capitalization requirement of each Nigerian from 0 naira to 400,000 naira. Individuals who cannot raise 400,000 naira cash are advised to put themselves up for acquisition by rich friends or relatives, or else they run the risk of being made available for cherry-picking by slave-masters at 1 naira each.
http://www.naijarita.com/2006/feb-16-news

@Seun, you know that everything printed on that site is fake right?

So Nigerians still don't appreciate satire.

He is from a business school, but we are talking about real world here,not theory

Seun:

So Nigerians still don't appreciate satire.

Just checking. Seemed like a serious thread.

I seriously believe that something like that would happen. Arbitrary regulations that favor big money.

Y Not?

'SEXY' NO MAKE ME LAFF

Soludu will get my vote any day,

He is a cut above all the rest. When you put the likes of Atiku (aka ACD - Advanced Congress of Deceivers), IBB, Kalu, Lar, Tukur, Buhari, Awoniyi, Ogbeh etc etc, next to him, he will surely come accross as the Abraham Lincoln of our time,

The one I can't stand is Atiku, you get the impression he is just so desperate to take over the nation, like it was his birth right!!!! Don't let me start

An intellectual that believes that only rich people should be involved in management?

Intellectuals like Pat Utomi, Donald Duke and Ngozi Okonjo-Iyeala are better. I dislike this one.

Seun it's had to see how you've drawn that conclusion, but I guess you must have checked the facts,

I met Soludo once at an event in Nigeria, and what struck was the humility he, together with Okonji Iweala etc displayed. Whilst they are so approachable inspite of their many real accomplishment, the big politicians on the day were busy sorrounding themselves with sycophants - God knows what they can claim to have achieved for our nation.

Soludo is an over-achiever, in my estimation, and as best a visionary that a painfully clueless leadership class like ours can come up with at this time. To be honest, I'll not only support a man like Soludo, but actively promote his candidacy.

He, and a few like him, have much much much much more to offer than all the jokers and political jobbers jostling for office today.

People like these in powerful political positions just be the catalyst for Diasporians to return with thier many skills and contribute to our nation building.

Seun it's had to see how you've drawn that conclusion

Bank consolidation.

The same process that has made him the toast of both local and the international community. In less than one year, it's amazing seeing the innovative products and services being offered by banks, a direct result of increased competition. What we had previously where just foreign exchange and contract exchange bureaus. Our banks now have aliances with the most reputable banks in the world and are fast raising the nations profile as a destination for portfolio investment. I think this is one of the most significant and positive developments in our time. Any emerging economy requires a robust and highly capitalized banking sector. Even his fiercest critics in the National assembly ("political jobbers"), with many having had major interests in the old banking order, have come to acknowledge that he has over-performed.

If we can get any where near these reforms in the Aviation, Agriculture and manufacturing sectors, the Nigerian economy will surely be amongst the most promising in Africa.

long thing!

The same process that has made him the toast of both local and the international community.

It's so easy to dupe people and convince them that you did it for their own good. That's what politicians do.

It's just that the outside appearance sometimes give u a sneak peak of the inward appearance.

Increased competition by reducing the number of banks? Listen to yourself!

Seun:

It's so easy to dupe people and convince them that you did it for their own good. That's what politicians do.
Increased competition by reducing the number of banks? Listen to yourself!

1. Ask any Nigerian (apart from you it seems) and they will appreciate the improved performance and new services that the new banks are able to offer. The inefficiency and wasted space in the banking sector has been removed. You are in support of Goverment firing public servants that are corrupt, inefficient, inadequate etc. Why should the banking sector be different.

2. Why not? Before the consolidation exercise, what competition was there between the hundreads of banks? What services were given to customers. The majority of banks were there to swindle people, or were used by corrupt individuals to launder money. Increased competition between the new banks is pushing them to be more competent in their functions as well as improved customer services.

I don't know why you were (and are still) agaisnt an exercise that has obvoiusly massively improved a sector of the Nigeria. Maybe you had interests in 1 of the liquidated banks, I don't know.

The facts are there for all to see. The banking sector is now far better off. I know you see it. You may choose to ignore it but, they are nontheless.

Soludo is an over-achiever. Simple. I'm one sceptical Nigerian where most of our dubious leaders are concerned. But I'll like to give credit where it's due. Read on:

http://community.nigeria.com/nspace/global_central_banker_of_the_year_award_winner_professor_charles_soludo

Criticize for all you want, but this is one achievement of the OBJ administration that even his hardest critics acknowledge. If he were president tomorrow, I'll be the first to pack and return home, as he'll be sure to encourage the enabling environment me, and the likes to thrive.