The Nigeria Governors’ Forum will meet with the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr Godwin Emiefele in a virtual gathering on Thursday, the 19th of January 2023 to discuss issues on the redesigned naira notes.
Voice of Nigeria reports that the CBN governor has just resumed duty after his leave ended.
Issuing the invitation, the Nigeria Governors Forum Director General, Mr Asishana Bayo Okauru said the agenda is on the recent CBN policy of redesigning the Naira Notes.
The meeting will also focus on the agenda titled “ The Economic and Security implications of naira redesign and withdrawal policy,” and how it 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 issue.
Earlier, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele announced the initial decision of the Apex Bank to redesign the Naira note, on October 26, 2022, and Nigeria’s Apex Bank urged Nigerians not to wait until January 31, 2023, to get the new notes.
