Nigeria president nominates Sanusi as cbank governor

ABUJA, June 1 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has written to the Senate nominating First Bank (FBNP.LG) managing director Lamido Sanusi as central bank governor for the next five years, according to a presidency statement on Monday.

"President Umaru Yar'Adua has nominated Lamido Sanusi as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria," presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi said. The statement said Yar'Adua requested the Senate's "expeditious consideration" of the nomination. (Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Randy Fabi; Editing by Nick Tattersall, Ron Askew)