Femi Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed remorse for not signing a warrant for the arrest of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele.
Gbajabiamila express optimism that the House would have no option but to reconvene before the 2023 general elections if the CBN failed to address the hardships Nigerians are going through because of the naira redesign policy.
Speaking in a town hall meeting on Sunday with some ethnic groups in Surulere, Lagos, Gbajabiamila said, “The House of Representatives has in many occasions interven on the matter. We summoned the CBN governor the first time and second, but he refused to appear before the house because we had many hard questions for him.
“It was until I issued the threat of warrant of arrest before he came, and I would have signed that warrant; it would have been the first time in the history of the National Assembly that a CBN governor would be arrested. I would have done it.”
He added, “Many have argued on the independence of CBN, the autonomy of CBN. That doesn’t make CBN above the law.
“So, we’re watching, and we’re monitoring very closely. If need be, we’ll reconvene the House, even though we have all been away for our elections. I’ll call the House back if need be he added.
