Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the current administration inherited an economic mess from former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele and is unsure of what charges to bring against him.
While speaking at Senator Barinada Mpigi’s Thanksgiving service in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State, Akpabio stated that the economic situation left by Emefiele was “terrible.”
He said: “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.”
“But what we can say is that yes there is hunger today because of the policies and actions that they took, and we recognize 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.”
Akpabio gave the assurance that efforts are being put to improve security and living standards but urged for patience, arguing decades of rot could not be solved in months.
He said: “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.”
Emefiele is facing accusations from the Federal Government related to financial crimes after he was removed by Tinubu from his position as CBN governor in June 2023.
The criminal charges against Emefiele were revised by the Federal Government on January 18 and his six counts were increased to 20 counts.
The former CBN Governor was accused of criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to conduct forgery, procurement fraud, and conspiracy to commit a felony in the amendment.
Meanwhile, Akpabio maintained that the government is working hard to fix the economy and country.
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