Governors of the thirty-six states of the federation have charged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to effect changes in its naira redesign policy to address peculiarities in different states.
In a communiqué released, yesterday, after an earlier meeting of the governors with the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, it was revealed that Governors are not opposed to the objectives of the naira redesign policy but observed that there are huge challenges that remain problematic to the Nigerian populace.
In the circumstances, governors expressed the need for the CBN to consider the peculiarities of states, especially as they pertain to financial inclusion and under-served locations.
The governors set up a six-member committee to be Chaired by the Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, and the governors of Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Borno, Plateau, and Jigawa states, as members, to engage the CBN in addressing anomalies in the country’s monetary management and financial system.
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