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Buhari insists, no going back on Naira redesign
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Wednesday insisted that there is no going back on the redesigning of the N1,000, N500 and N200 bank notes. The president said that politicians will not be allowed to mobilise resources and thugs to intimidate voters in the 2023 general elections.
Buhari maintained that the currency redesign policy the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, announced on October 26, 2022 remains irreversible.
Buhari declared; “No going back” on Naira notes redesign.
“My aim is to make sure that Nigerians believe that we respect them as an administration.
“So, Nigerians should vote for whoever they like from whichever political party. “Nobody will be allowed to mobilise resources and thugs to intimidate people in any constituency. That is what I want to go down in Nigerian history for as a leader.”
Buhari stated this after his meeting with King Charles III in the UK.
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