VERY H0T: CBN reveals how selfish Nigerians are working against the Bank
Afnews Editor
Jun 24, 2020
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the Governor, Godwin Emefiele and the management will not be deterred in their efforts to steer the Nigerian economy away from the looming recession caused by COVID-19.
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Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okoroafor, said this on Wednesday in Abuja in a chat with reporters.
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Okorafor also said the CBN has uncovered "sinister plans by some persons with selfish interests in Nigeria's economic and socio-political space to distract the CBN and discredit the institution through deliberate misinformation, complete fabrications and outright lies".
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The bank vowed to continue to strive to ensure accretion to the external reserves to safeguard the international value of the Naira, in addition to ensuring no individual or institution circumvents the system.
CBN noted that the Naira, in the past three years, has remained stable against other world currencies, due largely to strict measures put in place by the CBN to check cases of round-tripping.
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The statement said the bank, working with other relevant agencies of government, had curtailed the activities of economic saboteurs neck-deep in smuggling and other economic crimes.
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"CBN has remained resolute to the dictates of its enabling Act and would not be distracted by subjective criticisms from persons who do not mean well for the general good of the Nigerian people and the economy," he stressed.
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Okorafor said persons with vested interest in the economy of the country and its socio-political landscape were misinforming unsuspecting members of the public.
"The CBN remains committed to transparently pursue its mandate in the interest of majority of Nigerians rather than for the selfish interest of a few," he added.
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