By Francis Ugwu The governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, says it is within the province of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, t...
By Francis Ugwu
The governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, says it is
within the province of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign naira
notes from time to time.
Soludo also said that Anambra State will appropriately
adjust and respond to the new policy by the Central Bank, adding that his State
has no problem with that.
The former Central Bank governor made the statement while
fielding questions on the Channels TV Politics Today programme on Thursday
evening.
His statement comes days after CBN governor announced the
redesigning of naira notes.
He said he would not comment on the policies of his
successor at the apex bank, emphasizing that it is within the responsibility of
it to do so.
“I told you not to push me. I am not going to, as a former
governor of the Central Bank, I resist and I will resist you commenting on the
policies of my successor in the office in whatever form and whatever way you
put it.
“Anambra will respond as appropriate. Whatever circumstances
that ride out from the central, the managerial authorities and physical
authorities at the centre, whatever thing they decide and throw up and that is
a national policy, be sure that Anambra will appropriately adjust and respond;
so we have no problem with that,” he said.
He added, “By the way, in my own time, I got the naira
redesigned. Just to make this point, I redesigned the N5, N10, N20, and N50
denominations and we got them in polymer; at least N5, N10, and N20.
“So it is not anything new. And I also introduced the N1000
note. Certainly, it is within the province of the Central Bank to redesign
notes from time to time. It might be for security features, it might be for
some other considerations. I am not here to speculate on the substance of their
policies”.
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