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Privatise NNPC To Raise $20-$30bn Revenue, Moghalu Tells FG

by Mark Itsibor and Bukola Aro-Lambo
1 year ago
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Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu

Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu

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Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has urged the federal government to privatise the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to raise about $20 to $30 billion to jumpstart the economy.

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Moghalu, in a series of tweets on his X handle, also asked the Yemi Cardoso-led management of the apex bank to focus on price stability rather than seeking to do what he described as falsely strengthening of the naira against the dollar.
Moghalu said the Naira tanking back down to the N1,400 to $1 demonstrated what some people had been saying.

“Seeking a ‘falsely strong’ currency when the fundamentals are out of whack is shadow chasing. The focus should be on the stability of the exchange rate, not a populist exchange rate and premature declarations of ‘best performing currency’.

“Privatise @nnpclimited and raise at $20-$30 billion from an IPO. Or go for a “whale” of a $20-30 billion bailout from @IMFNews (nothing less), with forensic oversight of the money and how it is spent,” he said.
Moghalu stated that the federal government needs the new money to reposition the economy, adding “all these trickle-down” borrowing of $1 billion, $2 billion won’t hack it”.

Reacting to the steady fall of the naira to about N1,400/$ after it had hit a seven-month high of N1,000/$ barely two weeks ago, Moghalu, in a series of tweets on X on Monday, stated that “the focus should be on the stability of the exchange rate, not a populist exchange rate”.
“Reports that there are now multiple exchange rates to BDCs, Customs, and NAFEX are also worrying,” he added.

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The political economist said the reports that there are now multiple exchange rates to BDCs, Customs, and NAFEX are worrying to the extent that they create more problems for the economy. “It’s not yet uhuru. Let us stabilise the Naira at whatever is its true market value and then pivot to the real issues: taking Nigeria to 20-25K megawatts of 24 hour electricity in 2-3 years starting with Lagos, Kano, Onitsha and Nnewi (Aba seems promising with Geometric power) so we can create a truly productive economy. Dealing decisively with oil theft and ramping up oil production to bring in dollars soonest.

“Privatise @nnpclimited and raise at $20-$30 billion from an IPO. Or go for a “whale” of a $20-30 billion bailout from @IMFNews (nothing less), with forensic oversight of the money and how it is spent. All these “trickle down” borrowing of $1 billion, $2 billion there won’t hack it.
“We need to get serious. Managing an economy is not politics or a clap-and dance performance theatre. It’s serious business. I recently briefed global institutional investors with a combined $15 trillion in assets under management 2024 SpringMeeting2024 Washington DC at their request.
“Confidence in Nigeria’s economic reforms, in terms of serious portfolio inflows, remains tentative. These reversals won’t help,” he said in a series of tweets on X.com yesterday.


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