Naira scarcity: Buhari shuns Supreme Court order, insists old N500, N1, 000 notes no longer valid
The Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has countered directive of the Supreme Court order that government should continue to allow the use of old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes, as he insisted that N500, N1,000 notes no longer valid
Penpushing reports that Buhari in a national broadcast on Thursday morning, however, only approved the continued use of N200 notes as a legal tender across Nigeria, just as he also admitted the difficulties the new currency policy is causing Nigerians.
The President who recently inaugurated transition committee to perfect ceremony of his (Buhari) handover to new administration in May 29, 2023, stated that the old N200 will exist alongside the new N200 notes, adding that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will continue to mop up the old N500 and N1, 000 still in the hands of Nigerians.
“To further ease the supply pressures particularly to our citizens, I have given approval to the CBN that the old N200 bank notes be released back into circulation and that it should also be allowed to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes for 60 days from February 10, 2023 to April 10 2023 when the old N200 notes ceases to be legal tender. In line with Section 20(3) of the CBN Act 2007, all existing old N1000 and N500 notes remain redeemable at the CBN and designated points”, he said
Penpushing further reports that, it is recalled that the Supreme Court had last week given an interim order for the continued use of all the old notes until it finally rules on the suit filed by some state governments.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court in its sitting on Wednesday, did not reverse that order, hence its validity remains, but adjourned the suit to 22 February, 2023
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