The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have appealed
to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow both the old and new naira notes to
co-exist to ease the suffering of Nigerians.
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, said the request
was made to the president when the APC governors met with him on Friday.
El-Rufai was flanked by Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano state
governor, while briefing journalists on the outcome of the meeting at the state
house.
He said although the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mopped up
over N2 trillion of the old notes in circulation, only N300 billion worth of
new notes were printed.
The governor said if the CBN intends to implement the
cashless policy, the apex bank should have printed at least half of what was
mopped up.
He said the governors told the president that the masses are
suffering and traders are losing their goods due to a lack of patronage.
El-Rufai said they appealed to Buhari to reconsider his
stance.
The Kaduna governor however said the president did not
decline or approve the request.
He said Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi state governor and chairman of
the Progressive Governors Forum, is meeting with the president privately in a
bid to convince him to shift ground on the matter.
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I don't think CBN governor would accept any complaint from a political elite.
ReplyDeleteBecause the main reason for this money swapping is to denied those politicians that hold and bank 🏦 our naira notes in their homes opportunity to use it during the February, 2023 election.
Kudos to the governors
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