Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that Godwin Emefiele, the previous Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), left the country’s economy in disarray.
Akpabio revealed this on Sunday during a Thanksgiving service led by Senator Barinada Mpigi in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State.
He said that Emefiele’s practices were to blame for the country’s present economic troubles and that the government is unsure of what crime to prosecute him with.
“We did not even know what to charge him with; whether for putting foam on top of the bill, illegal firearm possession, printing notes without income. I don’t know what we are going to charge him with,” Akpabio said.
According to him, the current economic crunch and hunger were due to past policies.
“But what we can say is that yes there is hunger today because of the policies and actions that they took, and we recognise that, and I think every political party should recognise that there is hunger, and we are battling to ensure that Nigerians sleep with their eyes closed,” he stated.
The Senate President, who appealed for patience, arguing that decades of rot could not be solved in months, also assured Nigerians of efforts to improve security and living standards.
“Yes, there is insecurity; we are battling to ensure that Nigerians can take three square meals a day. But be rest assured that we campaigned for this job; we campaigned around the country; we will not let you down; we will get to the bottom of it; all we need is your patience.
“That rots that have happened in Nigeria for so many years, for almost 60 years, cannot be solved in six months,” he emphasised.
