"We Won't Leave": Protesters Storm CBN Headquarters, Make Several Demands Including Emefiele's Sack, Arrest

• Some Nigerians are at the headquarters of the CBN to demand the resignation and arrest of the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele
• They demand that Emefiele take full responsibility for the hardship caused by the CBN naira redesign policy
• The CBN introduced the redesigned naira notes on December 15, 2022, and later withdrew the old notes in February which resulted in cash scarcity

Reports indicate that a group of Nigerians has staged a protest at the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters in Abuja, demanding the resignation and arrest of Godwin Emefiele.

The protesters, who carried placards, accused Emefiele of causing undue hardship on Nigerians, resulting in the death of many citizens.

Some of the inscriptions on their placards read; Emefiele Must Go”; “CBN Now Bureau De Change”; “Emefiele Bring Out The Names of Those You Gave Our Money To”; “Where Is The 500 Billion You Cried on Tape Is Missing?”; “What Happened To Anchor Borrowers Programme and many others?”

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Speaking with Journalists, the protesters vowed to occupy the apex bank's premises until their demands were met.

The protesters demands

Punch reports that the group alleged that the CBN's monetary policy was tantamount to genocide and planned to call for Emefiele's arrest and prosecution by the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity.

The convener of the protest, George Uboh was quoted as saying:

“We are demanding that Godwin Emefiele in his capacity as the Governor of CBN should make available the new naira notes.

"He must also come out here to address the people because the Supreme Court in its ruling pronounced that the new naira notes policy has caused the Nigerian masses undue hardship.”

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Uboh also revealed that they had perfected a plan to get Emefiele prosecuted at the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity.

Declaring that it was treasonable to have two legal tenders at the same time in a country.

He further lamented how the policy had crippled small businesses in the country.

Nigerian breweries blame CBN

Meanwhile, in another report, Nigerian Breweries has disclosed that it experienced a decline in revenue of N10.71 billion in its Q1 2023 financial result

The NB board attributed the drop in revenue to several challenges, including CBN naira redesigned policy.

The CBN announced the withdrawal of the old 1000, 500, and 200 naira notes in February, which led to a severe cash scarcity.

Source: Legit.ng