From Uche Usim, Abuja
Additional accolades came the way of the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, who bagged the Euroknowledge Africa Award as the Most Innovative Digital Transformation Governor of the Year 2022 was conferred on him by the Foreign Investment Network (FIN).
In a statement by the apex bank, the award was presented to Emefiele at a ceremony held at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Washington DC, on Thursday, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF/World Bank Group held in Washington DC, by the Advisor, Euroknowledge, Mr. Andreas Deutschmann.
He commended the CBN governor for leading innovation among central banks on the continent.
In his brief acceptance remarks, he thanked Euroknowledge and the Foreign Investment Network (FIN) for finding the CBN worthy of the award and dedicated the award to the management and staff of the bank for their creative ideas, which had seen the CBN emerge as a pacesetter in payments system with the pioneering efforts in Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). He also thanked Nigerians for their support of the CBN.
“This award is not just for me, it is meant for all of us who have worked hard in the last eight and half years to keep Nigeria strong. To keep the Nigerian economy strong and going,” he said.