Reuben Abati, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, has noted that there were more crisp, mint notes in circulation at
Oba, Anambra state, over the weekend than in the entire Nigerian banking
system.
Abati, in a write up on Wednesday, noted that the crisp
notes “were abused” even by the law enforcement agents who attended the
funeral, adding that “policemen joined others to collect the notes that dropped
on the floor.”
According to him, “Nigerian banks would also readily tell
you that they don’t have new notes. They give out dirty notes to their
customers. But there were more crisp, mint notes in circulation at Oba over the
weekend than in the entire Nigerian banking system. And the notes were abused.”
The former presidential aide and ace journalist further noted that nobody should be surprised if Obi Cubana becomes a Governor or Senator tomorrow.
“The Central Bank Act of Nigeria – Sections 5, 21 (4-5)
prescribe penalties for the abuse of the country ‘s national currency,” he
informed.
“The law forbids the sale, purchase, and the plunking of the
Naira, and prescribes penalties: six months’ imprisonment or a fine of N50, 000
or both. The penalties are so light, I don’t think they mean anything to Cubana
and his friends or their likes.
“And why should that bother them anyway when the Oba funeral
was attended by the same law enforcement officers who should know that it is an
offence to abuse the Naira (truth is: policemen joined others to collect the
notes that dropped on the floor), and there were lawmakers and prominent
politicians in attendance too. In fact, nobody should be surprised if Cubana
ends up as a Governor or Senator tomorrow. ”
The burial of Obi Cubana’s mum, which happened in Oba, a
town with nine villages located in Anambra State, has not stopped making waves
on social media.
Many Nigerians have also raised questions about the source
of wealth of Obi Cubana and his friends
However, a frontline Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, had
dismissed doubters, asking them to go and hustle and make their own money.
However, some are of the opinion that people who work hard
to earn money legally cannot throw it around that way.
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