CBN’s e-payment campaign for Abuja

Sanusi CBN Governor

The last leg of campaign by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sensitise Nigerians to embrace the e-payment system, is slated for Abuja tomorrow.

The exercise, which  is meant for states in the North/Central zone, would hold at the Main Auditorium of CBN.

  The mobilisation train, which kicked off in Lagos nearly a fortnight ago, saw top officials of the apex bank  criss-crossing six geo-political zones to mobilise stakeholders.

  Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna were the rally points. The mobilisation train at various points of call witnessed impressive turnout of participants.

The Acting Director, Banking and Payment Services system Department of the CBN, Mr G. I. Emokpare, said the purpose of the forum was enlighten participants as important public sector players, on the approved guidelines on the operation of the e-payment system and to seek their support and buy-in so as to ensure successful implementation and adoption. 

Emokpare said other objectives of the forum was to present the approved Guidelines on electronic payments of Government Suppliers, all forms of Taxes in Nigeria; and Salary and Pension in Nigeria to the stakeholders as part of the overall implementation strategy.

 He also said they planned to give participants the opportunity to clarify issues for better understanding where necessary to ensure successful implementation; to sensitise the stakeholders about their thoughts on the new guidelines and to as well as receive feedbacks from participants.

 ”As you are aware, the Central Bank has been in the forefront in promoting e-payments in the country. In this regard, the Bank recently released three important frameworks on electronic payments to guide both the public and private sector stakeholders.