Governors to engage CBN on naira redesign

• Published date: 18 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Naira redesign, cash withdrawal policy and some of the policies recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will form the planks of discussion at a meeting between the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) and CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele.

The virtual engagement is scheduled for tomorrow, NGF's spokesman Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo said in a statement last night.

Bello-Barkindo said the state's chief executives plan to engage Emefiele on 'the economic and security implications of naira redesign and withdrawal policy.'

According to the statement, NGF Chairman/Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has sent an invitation to Emefie on the virtual meeting scheduled for 9pm tomorrow.

He quoted the NGF Director-General, Mr. Asishana Bayo Okauru, as stating that the virtual meeting's agenda will centre on the recent CBN policy of redesigning the naira notes.

Bello-Barkindo added: 'For the virtual meeting, the agenda is titled: 'The Economic and Security implications of naira redesign and withdrawal policy,' and it has lingered for some time now.

'The discussion promises to foster participation and dialogue between various stakeholders including governments and civil society...