Reactions As Ganduje Writes Buhari Over New Naira
Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, had written to the Presidency to postpone the visit of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to the state.
This is contained in a statement by Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH in Kano on Saturday.
The Governor showed concern with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy on redesigned naira notes for security reasons.
According to Anwar, Ganduje made this known during an interactive session with scholars, legislators, political leaders, and business to the community in the state at Government House, Kano on Friday, adding that the decision was taken to avoid any unforeseen circumstances waiting for this important visit, we found ourselves in this situation, which puts citizens into untold hardship.
For security purposes, we wrote to the Presidency that President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Kano be postponed
“We got an acknowledgeacknowledgmente letter. People are suffocating from this policy,” the governor said.
During the meeting with sections of citizens in the state, they accepted that the decision was a unanimous one.
Two serving Senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress, Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya and Barau, Jibrin; twenty members of the House of Rethe representatives; and thirty legislators from the State House of Assembly; were among the ones who put their weight behind the governor.
Ganduje lamented, “There are no banks in most of our rural communities. How these people get new Naira notes is of great concern. Just look at what is happening in our urban areas, people go and spend hours upon hours in bank. with Banksy’s assurances of getting the new notes.”
Even at Point of Sales, according to the governor, one could not transact with ease, hinting that many of them closed shops due to uncertainty.
He emphasized being a commercial hub must be heard loudly, insisting, “This problem affects all of us. Therefore our voice must be heard in all nooks and crannies. We are a commercial hub. As such our position must be loud and clear.”
(PUNCH)