Abuja, Nigeria – Wetin you go call am when Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) dey try clear plenty crowd for their office? Na correct decision wey dem make, as dem don unveil plan to roll out the Early Exit Package (EEP) for 2024.
CBN Deputy Governor for Economic Policy, Muhammad Abdullahi, drop this gist during one two-day session wey happen for Kaduna as him talk sey na recommendations from their insurance provider wey cause the move. “We dey try make everywhere safe for our workers; Abuja office dey too tight, crowd dey everywhere like sardine!” he yarn.
For December 2024, dem go discharge around 1,000 staff under this EEP wey CBN don allocate more than N50 billion for severance payments. No be say dem dey pursue anybody politically, rather na to correct the work condition be di motivation.
Abdullahi come explain say people wey choose to collect the early exit go get support wey go fit help dem start new hustle, like own microfinance banks. “This one na chance for dem wey wan chase better opportunities,” he added.
During the session, he clear am say relocation wey dey happen to other offices for Lagos, Kaduna no be for any tribal or regional agenda. “Some staff wey don move to Lagos dey jolly reach say dem no wan come back Abuja again,” he bared. “This no dey target anybody, e be like dem dey misinterpret wetin rare happen.”
Talk about the rumor wey dey say dem collect 16 directors from one particular region, Abdullahi sharply react, say dem dey distorting the truth. “Many directors wey dey from the Northern side still dey work for the bank as we speak,” he assert. “E mean say everybody dey follow di same rule.”
He no forget to hammer on the need to watch out for misinformation as e fit spoil the trust between institutions and citizens. “Make we no let unpatriotic elements scatter di obodo,” he warn. “Na so e go dey shake our unity.”
