CBN Gov debunks fake news, insists it's false, malicious

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed as fake news a report entitled: “Emefiele launches fresh plot
against President-elect Tinubu” published in The Nation newspaper of Monday, March 13, 2023 edition,

The CBN insisted that the allegation against Emefiele, which went further to allege that the CBN Governor has made a certain amount of money available to a candidate ahead of the March 18, 2023, gubernatorial poll, is not only fake, but also baselees and unfounded.
A statement signed by Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, stated that, “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. Gbadebo 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 urge anyone with contrary information to prove the Governor wrong by providing any facts.”

Consequently, the statement said “the Governor and his team at the CBN should be allowed to focus on their assigned job with a view to achieving the statutory mandate of the Bank.”

The full text of the statement:

EMEFIELE DEBUNKS FAKE NEWS Titled: “Emefiele launches fresh plot against President-elect Tinubu”

The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to a story published in The Nation newspaper of Monday, March 13, 2023 edition, alleging that the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has launched a “fresh plot against President-elect”.
The aforementioned story went further to allege that the Governor has made a certain amount of money available to a candidate ahead of the March 18, 2023, gubernatorial poll.

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. Gbadebo 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 urge anyone with contrary information to prove the Governor wrong by providing any facts.

As such, the Governor and his team at the CBN should be allowed to focus on their assigned job with a view to achieving the statutory mandate of the Bank.

Isa AbdulMumin

Ag. Director, Corporate Communications