NECA Commends Re-Nomination of Mr. Godwin Emefiele As CBN Governor

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his re-nomination of the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele for another term in office.

Speaking in Lagos, the Director-General of NECA, Mr. Timothy Olawale lauded the President for this significant action. He stated that “Nigeria’s Monetary and Fiscal environment have witnessed some progress and tended to be in the right direction since the assumption of office of Mr. Emefiele. The past five years of the CBN Governor heralded growth and development focused policies and interventions in many sectors of the economy. Of note is the anchor borrower programme, ban on foreign exchange for staple foods, the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Fund, attempts at promoting financial inclusion, financial boost to the creative industry, the N213billion Electricity Market Stabilization Facility, support for the textile sector amongst other commendable projects.

While giving insight into the expectations of Organized Businesses for the next five years, the NECA Boss stated that “the CBN Governor should, as a matter of urgency give more attention to the real sector of the economy. Access to cheap capital has remained a bane for manufacturers; increased credit should be made available to the private sector while greater efforts should be made to ensure the convergence of the foreign exchange market. Deliberate and structured engagement between the CBN and Organized Businesses should be instituted and special support given to the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises”

Concluding his remarks, he stated that “Organized Businesses expect stability and consolidation of the gains achieved in the last five years. We extend our hands of partnership to the CBN Governor with the view of achieving a win-win situation for organized businesses and our nation, Nigeria”.