Bankers sabotaging equitable distribution of new naira notes –EFCC Boss
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused commercial banks for the ongoing crisis in the distribution of the new naira notes.
The Chairman of the anti-graft agency Abdulrasheed Bawa, who reveal this during a live appearance on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict on Wednesday , said the bankers are actually sabotaging the equitable distribution of these new naira notes.
According to Bawa, the new currency is easier to track using the serial numbers on the banknotes as well as the locations to which they have been distributed across the country.
He further stated that the anti-graft agency has an added responsibility in its eventual recovery of all funds which are allegedly being used for vote-buying.
“We can actually trace and see whether this currency is genuine currency gotten from ATMs across the country, or whether somebody somewhere used them in bulk and gave the politicians the money,” he said.
“One of the problems that we’re having is that the bankers are actually sabotaging the equitable distribution of these new naira notes. “We are working on all of that and we’re sure that at the end of the day, we’re going to be successful, more than any other time, but this time around, because of this issue of new naira notes that we have across the country in circulation
