Ahmed Umar, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Director of Currency Operations said Godwin Emefiele, erstwhile CBN Chief, printed his own design of the naira.
Umar disclosed this while giving evidence at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama.
The former CBN director said the features in the design approved by former President Muhammadu Buhari was different from the one ordered by Emefiele to be printed.
“The design approved by the President had a QR code, which the currency in circulation does not. The positioning of the portrait was on the right side, that printed by the CBN was on the left and the number scheme approved by the President is different from what the CBN produced.”
On May 15, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Emefiele on a four-count charge before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the FCT High Court.
Emefiele pleaded not guilty and was granted bail set at ₦300 million.
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