The Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Isa Abdulmumin has described news making the rounds that the apex bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele is engaged in a fresh plan against the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as fake.
In a statement today, March 13, Dr. Abdulmumin said that the news, published in the Nation newspaper is false and malicious.
“We wish to inform members of the public that this story is completely false and malicious as the Governor does not know and has never met or even spoken with Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour either in person or through proxy.”
The spokesman said the CBN Governor is not a politician, advising detractors to allow Emefiele and his team to concentrate on their assignment.
“The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to a story published in The Nation newspaper of Monday, March 13, 2023 edition, alleging that the Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele has launched a “fresh plot against President-elect.”
“The aforementioned story went further to allege that the Governor has made a certain amount of money available to a political aspirant ahead of March 18, 2023 gubernatorial poll.
“We wish to reiterate that the CBN Governor does not take part in politics and therefore urge anyone with contrary information to prove the Governor wrong should provide such facts.
“As such, the Governor and team at the CBN should be allowed to focus on their assigned job with a view to achieving statutory mandates of the bank.”
The newspaper had alleged that the CBN Governor had made “certain amount of money available to a political aspirant ahead of March 18, 2023 gubernatorial poll.”
