Activist lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has requested the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele to provide information on t...
Falana made the request in a letter dated February 16, 2023 and addressed to the CBN governor under the Freedom of Information Act 2011.
He said the request followed statement credited to the CBN governor "that some unnamed politicians have mopped up the new Naira notes made available to all commercial banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria."
Falana promised to file a suit against the CBN governor if he fails or refuse to provide the requested information before the deadline of seven days at the Federal High Court to compel him to accede to their request.
The letter to the CBN governor was signed on his behalf by Femi Adedeji and titled, "Request for Information on Disbursement of New Naira Notes To Commercial Banks".
The letter stated in part: "We are compelled to request you to furnish us with information concerning the amount of the designed notes of N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations made available to each commercial bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
"Furthermore, we also request you to furnish us with the list of customers of the commercial banks who collected more than N100,000 approved by you from the commercial banks."
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