Forensic audits revealed $2.4bn FX claims were bogus, not valid for settlement —Cardoso

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has disclosed that forensic audit by Deloitte Management Consultant has shown that about $2.4 billion foreign exchange backlog out of the reported $7 billion FX liabilities of the federal government is not valid for settlement.

He disclosed that the audit’s findings showed various infractions, including non-existent entities and unauthorized FX allocations, making these liabilities invalid.

Cardoso made these startling revelations during an exclusive interview with Arise Television on Monday.