From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has invited Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele to a virtual meeting on Thursday on the recent CBN policy of redesigning the naira notes.
In a statement issued Tuesday night, the Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF’s Secretariat, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the invitation which was sent out by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, is for 19th of January 2022 at 9 pm prompt.
Issuing the invitation, NGF’s Director General, Asishana Okauru said the agenda is on the redesigned Naira Notes.
Emefiele had announced the initial decision of the Bank to redesign the naira note on October 26, 2022, the Bank urging Nigerians not to wait until January 31, 2023, to get the new notes.
For the virtual meeting, the agenda is titled “The Economic and Security implications of naira redesign and withdrawal policy,” which has lingered for some time now.
“The discussion promises to foster participation and dialogue between various stakeholders including governments and civil society organisations to come out with a solution to the lingering issue,” the statement reads.