I Don’t Know Quantities Of New Notes Printed — CBN Deputy Governor

Aisha Ahmad, the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says she does not know the quantities of new notes the CBN printed and released for circulation.

She said this while responding to questions by lawmakers when she appeared before the House of Representatives to brief the House on the apex bank’s cashless policy and cash withdrawal limits.

The lawmakers had on Wednesday resolved that a deputy governor of the CBN should appear to brief the House today in the absence of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who is outside the country to attend to health issues.

The Deputy Governor while appearing before the House of Representatives to brief the House on the apex bank’s cashless policy and cash withdrawal limits, Ahmad said she is not aware of the quantities of the printed redesigned notes.

A lawmaker, Sada Soli, in the course of the grilling of the CBN deputy governor, raised concerns over the non-availability of the new notes, days after it was were released to the public and asked her to disclose the quantities of new notes printed.

Responding, the CBN deputy governor said she does not know the quantities of notes printed by the apex bank.

Her response caused a stir in the chamber as the lawmakers wondered why she would not be aware of the figure. The CBN deputy governor however said she was being careful so as not to give a wrong figure.