CBN: Speaking to Nigerians through Soludo very irritating—Nigerians
Following a trending news publication from a statement issued by the Anambra State Governor and former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo that the current CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele has given a directive at a Banker’s Committee meeting on Sunday, March 12, 2023, for Nigerians to go ahead in using all old naira notes, Many Nigerians have seen that as an affront on the collective intelligence of Nigerians considering the anguish citizens had been passing through before now and since the Supreme Court has passed its judgment.
It would be recalled that the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo confirmed on Monday that the Central Bank of Nigeria has directed commercial banks to dispense and accept old naira notes as deposits.
Soludo, a former CBN governor, made this known in a statement he posted on his social media handles.
He explained that the Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele gave the directive at a Banker’s Committee meeting on Sunday.
He added that Emefiele personally confirmed the directive to him.
According to him, residents should report banks refusing to accept the old notes.
“Commercial banks have been directed by the Central Bank to dispense old currency notes and also to receive the same deposits from customers. Tellers at commercial banks are to generate the codes for deposits, and there is no limit to the number of times an individual or company can make deposits.
“The Governor of the CBN gave the directive at a Bankers’ Committee meeting held on Sunday, 12th March 2023. The Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, personally confirmed the above to me during a phone conversation on Sunday night. Residents of Anambra are therefore advised to freely accept and transact their businesses with the old currency notes (N200, N500; and N1,000) and the new notes”, the statement contained.
