Cash Crunch: Buhari’s Meeting with Governors Cancelled, President Meets with CBN Chief, EFCC Chair, Others
The DG NSA, IGP and chief of defence staff were also seen at the presidential villa to meet with the president.
The DG NSA, IGP and chief of defence staff were also seen at the presidential villa to meet with the president.
The collaboration is to check double taxation and widen tax base, said Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu.
He wished those injured speedy recovery and assured that the prayers and thoughts of Nigerians are with them.
Last week, Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, alleged that there are “elements” in the Presidential villa working against the success of the APC.
We await the outcome of the Nigerian Embassy in Burkina
They filed an ex-parte motion before the supreme court.
Nigerians may need to be reminded that the democracy we now enjoy took the sacrifice of far too many people. Some were killed or maimed for life.
He advised CBN and commercial banks to expedite efforts to make the new currency available to small depositors and the unbanked.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families in this difficult period,” he said.
Meanwhile, Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, told the APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu to withdraw for Obi, stressing that northerners will not vote for him.
They operated concurrently between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning in several villages.
The president said he has known Asiwaju for over 20 years as a committed Nigerian. Tinubu replied that his relationship with Buhari isnt’t frosty.
The petrol crisis and scarcity of Naira notes are resulting in protests in parts of the country.
There will also be an enforcement of the law criminalising the spraying of and dancing on Naira notes.
The governors demanded a postponement of the February 10 deadline for currency swap but the President asked for 7 days to resolve the cash crunch.
“While prosecution and punishments can serve as useful deterrents of the crime, prevention is even more important.”
The president says he will revert to the CBN and the Minting Company after which a decision will be taken.
Governors of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to postpone the deadline for the currency swap of the newly redesigned 1,000, 500 and 200 Naira
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He stressed the need for proper policing of the nation’s borders.
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