The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has joined hand with the governors elected on the platform of the party to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to comply with the ruling of the Supreme Court on Naira redesign policy.
The Informant247 recalls that the apex court has ruled that the old naira notes and the new ones should coexist pending the determination of the case brought before the court by some state governors.
The ruling of the apex court implies that the old naira notes are still legal tender in the country pending the determination of the case on February 22, 2023.
Contrary to the verdict of the Supreme Court, President Buhari in a nationwide broadcast ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to legalise only the old N200 notes till April 10, 2023 and ban people from spending old N500 and N1000 notes but should make them redeemable at the CBN.
The Informant247 also recalls that 10 states have dragged the President Muhammadu Buhari led government and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to Supreme Court over the redesigned currency policy.
The 10 states persuaded the apex court to declare the disobedience shown by the president to the order of the court as unconstitutional.
The Chairman of the party, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu today, Sunday, February 19, 2023 met with state governors elected on the platform of his party.
The national chairman disclosed that the meeting was an opportunity for the participants to deliberate on recent national issues and development without casting aspersion on anyone.
He expressed delight as the number of governors present at the meeting were encouraging.
While making public the outcome of the meeting, the national chairman called on the president to come to the aid of the people.
He said: “I’m sure you are quite aware of the fact that a meeting comprising of APC governors was held today and the leadership of the NWC of our great party was summoned for this afternoon and we had discussion.
“And at the end of the discussion, we have resolved as follows and this resolution is without prejudice or whatsoever to the case that is lying at the Supreme Court at this point in time. This has to do with the issue of currency redesign.
“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, (Abubakar Malami) and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria to respect the supreme court order of Interim injunction which is still subsisting
“That the meeting is urging his Excellency, Mr President to intervene in resolving issues that are causing this great difficulties to the economy.”
The national chairman said he’s on the same page with the governors.
The participants of the meeting were:
Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna state,
Mohammed Bello (Niger),
Abdulahi sule (Nasarwa),
Yahaya Bello (Kogi),
Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe),
Bello Matawalle (Zamfara),
Mai Mala Buni (Yobe),
Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa),
Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti),
Simon Lalong (Plateau),
Deputy governor of Imo state, Placid Njoku, and
Mohammed Yakubu, Deputy Governor of Katsina State.
