Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will not be able to testify before the House of Representatives on December 21, 2022, according to the CBN.
The CBN Deputy Governor for Financial Systems Stability, Aisha Ahmed, will instead lead a group of senior bank officials in briefing the House of Representatives during plenary on Thursday, according to the apex bank.
Emefiele is currently abroad attending to a professional engagement and health issues, according to the CBN in the letter. “As a result, he cannot attend the briefing.
The request for the CBN Governor to be represented after the Speaker, Gbajabiamila, was denied by the lawmakers, who were miffed.