He was deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2009 to 2014, where "he led extensive reforms in the Nigerian banking system after the global financial crisis."
Ya yi mataimakin gwamnan Babban Bankin Najeriya daga 2009 zuwa 2014, inda "ya yi shugabanci da kawo sauye-sauye masu yawa a tsarin bankin Najeriya bayan matsalolin tattalin arziƙin duniya."