Yusuf Olukokun
Emomotimi Agam, Security Exchange Commission Director General, has pleasingly urged cryptocurrency community to expose those who are behind manipulation of Naira in order to shame them.
The Director General said this at a gathering that saw to the attendance of Blockchain Industry Coordinating Committee of Nigeria on the engagement of industry participants on Monday.
He said some wicked individuals are strongly tampering with the country’s national currency, and this is among what the government of the county disapproved of.
“We ask with all sense of sincerity that those involved in sharp practices cease and desist. We encourage you to reach out to us by naming and shaming those involved.
“This nation has a future and this future is dependent on this community. For us at the SEC, our interest is to provide an enabling environment for fintech to thrive and by so doing, we expect the fintech community would reciprocate by doing the right thing.
“Patriotism can never be wished away. Whatever we do that would bring dishonour to our country, we must try to avoid it. What is very critical and which has brought about this meeting is the concerns regarding crypto P2P traders and their effect on the naira,” he clarified.