Thursday, 6 June 2013

Protecting the Naira

June 06, 2013 Posted by Gafar's blog 1 comment





In an effort to protect the abuse of the Naira, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has criminalized the act of spraying currencies in social gatherings in the country.
The bill which was signed in to law in 2007mduring the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo prescribed six month imprisonment and/or 50,000 fine for offenders.
On Wednesday, the CBN said the law enforcement agencies were responsible for the ineffectiveness in the law. The CBN deputy governor in charge of operations, Mr. Tunde Lemo who was ably represented by the deputy project leed, shared services office, Mr. Eme Elemu, said “ CBN is a regulatory institution; it is not a law enforcement agency. You know it is criminal to spray money in Nigeria, yet nobody has been arrested by law enforcement agencies for spraying money. We can’t do EFCC’s job. We are playing our role; let others play their own too”

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