The governor’s appeal came on the heels of protests by some state citizens at Orhuwhorun community where a bank’s ATM gallery was reportedly torched.
Videos seen by Peoples Gazette showed a burning First Bank building and at least three ATMs already destroyed by the angry demonstrators.
The Kano governor threatened to revoke the licenses of businesses in the state that refuse to accept the old notes.
The apex bank noted that the exercise was a “Cash Deposit Program not a Cash Swap Program.”
An Akure resident stated that it is worrisome that the CBN and other authorities are not talking to Nigerians.
Mr Tinubu said he would support CBN’s cashless policy but not the hurting Nigerians.
Mr Buhari’s week is rolled by the naira crisis of which he’s considered an architect.
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The apex bank said that the policy was not targeted at anyone or group of persons, but to strengthen Nigeria’s economy.
The state government was seeking an extension of the timeframe given by the CBN for the currency swap and withdrawal from circulation of old N200, N500 and N1,000.
