‘CBN Can’t Be Used To Frustrate 2023 Polls’ – Emefiele
Business Africa Digest – Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele has said that the apex bank will not be used to frustrate the 2023 polls.
Emefiele, who spoke when the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu led 11 National Commissioners on a visit to the Bank, said the CBN will make available every cash needed to pay logistics for the success of the elections.
He said: “The CBN will no allow itself to be used as agents to frustrate the forth coming election which is a positive assignment.
“If you require cash to pay some of your service providers, we will make it available to you. We will not allow ourselves to be seen as agents that frustrate a genuine assignment”.
The INEC chairman had told the CBN Governor the 2023 polls will be the best in Nigeria’s history, adding that concerns have however been raised about the processes leading to the elections.
He said while the Commission has transfered all its accounts at the state and national level to the apex bank, some of the services being rendered to the Commission need to be paid for in cash.
