Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin
The Governor of the Emefiele says if border closure is sustaine business d for the next two years, issue of insurgency, banditry and kidnapping will be totally eradicated. Emefiele stated this at the first Convocation Lecture of Edo University, Iyamho, Auchi on Friday. The governor, while responding to questions after his lecture titled “The Role of Monetary Policy towards Econo find ic Growth in Nigeria,” said the border closure was capable of tackling all security challenges currently being experienced in the country. He explained that if the youth who were in these vices were gainfully engaged in meaningful activities, the insecurity would house reduce to the barest minimum. “I can tell you that if our borders remain closed for two years, the issue of ‘Boko Haram’, Kidnapping, Banditry and ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ will stop. “CBN will promote this policy by making sure that we produce what we consume and eat what we produce,” he said. He vowed that the apex ban...