-Pleads Not Guilty of Allegations
- By Halimah Olamide
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday told the court that he never approved the printing of a sum of N684m notes at the cost of N18.96bn. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had arraigned him on a four-count charge before Justice Maryann Anenih of the FCT High Court, Abuja.
In the four-count charge filed against him, the EFCC alleged that Emefiele disobeyed the direction of law with intent to cause injury to the public during his implementation of the naira swap policy of the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. More details soon…