Governors to meet CBN Governor, Emiefele over new naira notes
The 36 states governors have invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emiefele for a virtual meeting on Thursday over issues related to the new naira noted introduced by the apex bank.
The Head, Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NFG) Secretariat, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo disclosed this in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja.
Bello-Barkindo said that meeting according to invitation issued to Emiefele by the Chairman of NGF, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, would commence at 9 pm prompt.
“Issuing the invitation, the Nigeria Governors Forum Director General, Mr Asishana Bayo Okauru said the agenda is on the recent CBN policy of redesigning the Naira Notes,” Bello-Barkindo said.
The CBN announced the initial decision of the Apex Bank to redesign the Naira note, on Oct. 26, 2022, while it also set Jan. 31 as the deadline for the old note to serve as legal tender.
Bello-Barkindo said that for the virtual meeting agenda is titled “ The Economic and Security implications of naira redesign and withdrawal policy.”
“The discussion promises to foster participation and dialogue between various stakeholders including governments and civil society organizations to come out with a solution to the lingering issue.