Protesters in Abuja call for Nigerian central bank governor to quit

Reuters
Nigeria's central bank governor Godwin Emefiele speaks during the monthly Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja, Nigeria January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

ABUJA (Reuters) - About 100 Nigerian youths marched to the central bank's headquarters in the capital Abuja on Tuesday to demand the resignation of central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, a Reuters witness said. The protesters' accuse the central bank of failing to drag Africa's biggest economy out of recession. No other details were immediately available. (Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Louise Ireland)