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Saturday, 9 April 2016

CBN denies media reports of Emefiele flying private jets to meetings

Social media was awash this morning with reports claiming that the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, now flies private jets to attend meetings in and out of Nigeria. According to a statement released by the Ag. Director, Corporate Communications of CBN, Isaac Okorafor today April 9th, this report is totally false. According to the statement, Emefiele and his principal staff use local flights and sometimes use the roads when going for meetings. The statement also denied claims of Emefiele and his family flying a private jet to attend his mother's funeral in Delta state recently. Read their statement after the cut.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has, for several years in the past, used private and official chartered flights in making urgent travels to meet needs in remote, not-easily- accessible locations or in cases where timing might be critical to matters of urgent national importance. This practice was in place long before the assumption of office of the current Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele. In fact it is on record that the past two CBN Governors actively used chartered private jet services to meet urgent national assignments. Indeed, in recognition of this critical need in its smooth operations, the CBN had in the 1990s acquired a dedicated jet for this purpose and for urgent currency movement.

This was however taken over by the military administration when there was a more urgent need for it at the State House. Thereafter, the CBN occasionally used the chartered services of private operators and those of the Presidential Fleet when available, both of which were paid for. However in 2015, in response to the economic downturn and the cost-cutting stance of Government, Mr. Emefiele ordered the stoppage of the use of chartered flights by the Bank. Since then, neither Mr. Emefiele nor any of the Deputy Governors has used the services of private chartered flights and the CBN has not paid a kobo for private jet services. Mr Emefiele and indeed other principal officers of the CBN have religiously maintained the modest disposition of using regular flights, including doing several trips by road to and from different parts of the country. It is also important to note here that no private jet was used by Mr. Emefiele, his immediate family, or indeed other principal officers of the Bank during the burial of Mr Emefiele’s mother. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF ANY DOUBT, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MR. EMEFIELE AND HIS FAMILY FLEW A COMMERCIAL ARIK FLIGHT FROM LAGOS TO BENIN FOR THEIR MOTHER’S BURIAL. All accounts still point to the fact that the Emefiele’s mother’s burial was a model in cost-cutting and an uncommon demonstration of his modest, “made in Nigeria” philosophy.

Isaac Okorafor,
Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria Abuja

25 comments:

Unknown said...

Wat we want is proof and not silly allegations.
Signed
#LibBadBoy

Unknown said...

How does this reduce the price of fuel mbok

Unknown said...

Okay#Lindangwanu#

Unknown said...

Why is he denying it?all the whole guys that associate with terrorist buhari and liar muhammed lie pass devil.
Emefiele stop denying the truth.














#sad indeed

Unknown said...

For all we know there's a high chancr the reports are true

Unknown said...

Story story... #rubbish #clownNation

Unknown said...

I don't expect him not to deny the allegations...the only truthful ppl in dis planet are dead ppl.{According to Mugabe}

linda ikeji's driver. said...

Hmmmmmmmmm,na wa oo.chop I chop

Unknown said...

They should free him jorr...!

Unknown said...

Thank God for social media for granting everyone the opportunity to reach the public with information easily, so that everyone can read from all sides and be able to make an objective judgement.

FRESH said...

How many of those people complained when Diezani flew Pjs.I see a lot of hypocrisy in our youths.

Pretty face said...

Ok o

Unknown said...

Wharrefa that is.. Next plzzz😬

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmmm

Anonymous said...

They are all liars. Always denying. Then who is then saying the truth nah? Always quick to release a press statement. WE CANT BE FOOLED AGAIN. Nigerians are smarter
Now.

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Joyous babe,Linda ikeji first cousin said...

Issokey.

Unknown said...

They are all liars. On the day of his mother's burial, asaba airport was filled with private jets. It even delayed my flight out of asaba.

Mr. Stretch said...

Don't be crass! Mind your language!

Eddy Ogbunambala said...

Hmmmm

Unknown said...

Gud for him.


#FINEST

Anonymous said...

I know for a fact that he drove to and fro. Our families are close, and he drove to Delta for the burial and returned back by road. The previous week, en-route Delta for the burial preparations he drove; on the return he was stuck in the Benin Ore traffic for about 2-3 hrs.

empress ojukwu said...

Ndi uha!!! Liars biko make una easy dey lie.

Anonymous said...

If it's a lie,they should show us all the commercial flight tickets he has been using to fly in and out of Nigeria.They are quick to jump into defence of their own stupidity.

Unknown said...

Gd 4 him
-D great anonymous now a Vivian Reginalds

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