Did Emefiele Give Money to Lagos LP Guber Candidate for Election? Fresh Details Emerge as CBN Reacts

• The CBN has distanced itself from a news publication claiming it doled out money for the campaign of the Lagos Labour Party governorship candidate
• In a statement released on Monday, March 13, the apex bank described the news publication as fake news
• According to the apex bank, the perpetrators are only using the medium to dent the good image of the institution

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has responded to insinuations that it gave money to the Lagos state governorship candidate for Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, ahead of the Saturday, March 18 gubernatorial polls.

The apex bank's reaction was a sequel to a publication making the rounds that it handed money to the LP candidate, Daily Nigerian reported.

As contained in a statement issued on Monday, March 13, the apex bank stated that nothing of such transpired and that it has never had anything to do with the 40 year old.

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The CBN said all the allegations were false and were targeted at staining the image of the apex bank.

The statement, as quoted by Nairametrics, reads:

“The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to a story published in the Nation newspaper of Monday, March 13, 2023, alleging that the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has launched a ‘fresh plot against the President-elect’.

“We wish to inform members of the public that this story is completely false and malicious as the CBN governor does not know and has never met or even spoken with Mr Rhodes-Vivour, either in person or through a proxy.

“We wish to reiterate that the CBN governor does not take part in politics and therefore, urges anyone with contrary information to prove the governor wrong by providing any facts.”

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The CBN, however, urged perpetrators of the fake news to desist from such activities and allow the candidates to focus on their campaigns for the gubernatorial polls.

Old Naira Note: Malami, Emefiele To Land in Big Trouble Within 24 Hours Over Failure To Obey S’Court

Meanwhile, the controversy over using and circulating the old N200, N500 and N1000 naira notes has reached a fever pitch.

Despite the ruling of the Supreme Court declaring the old notes legal until December 31, the Central Bank of Nigeria is yet to comply.

However, the Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara state governments have vowed to file contempt litigation against the CBN governor.

Source: Legit.ng