Part of the problem

• Published date: 03 February 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Then the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, finally appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on new naira redesign and naira swap policy, on January 31, after apparently shunning two previous invitations, he conveniently blamed banks for the scarcity of new naira notes, which is a big issue.

But he failed to see, or acknowledge, that he was part of the problem. From what he said, it could be seen that he was not blameless.

'I addressed the bankers… and I expressed to them my...