The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied the news report alleging that its governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has launched a “fresh plot against President-elect”.

The Nation newspaper of Monday, March 13, 2023 edition had quoted sources in the CBN as saying that the bank has released N500 million in new bank notes to shore up the campaign of the Labour Party (LP) candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections coming up on Saturday.

But the CBN, In a statement by its acting director, corporate communications, Isa AbdulMumin, said the report was completely false, adding that the governor had never met with the governorship candidate of the Labour Party.

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“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,” the CBN said.

“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,” it said.