Tony Elumelu, the chairman of Heirs Holdings, has denied a report that he is being lined up as the next governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

In a post shared on his X page (formerly known as Twitter) on Friday, September 1st, 2023, the billionaire businessman joked about the viral report and described it as false.

"LOL. No, please. This is false news! ," Tony Elumelu tweeted.

Nigerians react as Tony Elumelu denies being lined up as next CBN gov:

_@lugiboss tweeted: Billionaire dey explain. "If you like no open mouth explain yourself oo."

_@Esquire207 tweeted: "Imran is now global. Even billionaire have to come and explain."

_@ApaseAngel28391 tweeted: "Ha! we were already rooting for you."

_@CryptoStarterTV tweeted: "It can be true without you knowing sir. "But I'm glad you consider it false."

_@roland_soli tweeted: "The debunking was personal."

_@OUTRIGHTJOE tweeted: "I respect your humility, friendship and loyalty to everyone."

_@Folasheycrown22 tweeted: "I trust you my daddy."