The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to abide by the Supreme Court ruling on the use of old Naira notes in the country.
The National Chairman of the party,
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu stated this while briefing journalists on the sideline of a meeting between some APC Governors in Abuja and members of the National Working Committee (NWC).
The meeting had in attendance, the Governor of Kaduna, Kogi, Jigawa, Yobe, Zamfara, Plateau, Ekiti, Niger, Kebbi, Gombe, Lagos, and Nasarawa States, the deputy governors of Imo and Katsina States, as well as the Presidential candidate of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Adamu stressed that the implementation of the Naira redesign policy has caused untold hardship to many Nigerians, and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in addressing the challenge.
“Without prejudice or whatsoever to the case that is lying at the Supreme Court at this point in time, that has to do with the issue of currency re-design.
“We note very seriously that the programme and its implementation is causing tremendous difficulties to the people of Nigeria and to the national economy.
“That we urge the Attorney General of the Federation and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to respect the Supreme Court order of interim injunction which is still subsisting.
“That the meeting is urging his Excellency, President Buhari, to intervene in resolving issues that are causing this great difficulties to the economy,” Adamu said.
He added that contrary to speculations, the party’s leadership and governors elected on its platform under the agies of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) were on the same page on this matter.
