*The Central Bank of Nigeria clarifies that a published story on the above ‘is completely false and malicious’, as Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of CBN, ‘does not know and has never met or even spoken’ with a named gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State against President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has noted the attention of the banking sector regulator had been drawn to a story published in The Nation newspaper Monday, March 13, 2023 edition, alleging that the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has launched a 鈥渇resh plot against President-elect鈥�.

The Bank, in a statement issued Monday, said the story further alleged the Governor of CBN had made a certain amount of money available to a candidate ahead of the rescheduled March 18, 2023, gubernatorial polls in the country.

Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, Acting Director, Corporate Communications at CBN, stated: “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.”

The Acting Director of Corporate Communications also stated the CBN Governor and his team should be allowed to focus on their assigned job with a view to achieving the statutory mandate of the Bank in the economy.