I Never Said Government Has Been Printing Money Since 2015 – Amaechi

The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has described as ‘false’ report that he said the Government has been printing money since 2015.

The Minister, Amaechi, urged Nigerians to disregard the publication circulating on the social media on the issue.

A social media report has claimed the Minister made the disclosure in an interview with journalists prior to the 2019 general elections.

The report also claimed Amaechi also disclosed that the cabinet members swore an oath never to publicly admit to Nigerians that the Government was on a printing spree of the national currency.

Reacting to the report, the Minister, in a statement by his Media Assistant, Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said he does not qualify to talk on such issues.

He said: “I have never headed any financial institution in the country and therefore, did not qualify as an authority in the issues that concerns printing of money into the economy”.

“I advise Nigerians, who want information on printing of money to find out from the appropriate agency and not circulate false statement to gain cheap publicity.”