The government said the decision was taken to avoid any unforeseen circumstance.
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Saturday, wrote President Muhammadu Buhari, to postpone the planned visit to the state following complaints by residents over the hardship being faced in getting the new naira notes.
The statement said the decision was taken on Friday at the Government House during an interactive session with scholars, legislators, political leaders and the business community.The president was scheduled to visit the state between 30 and 31 January to commission some projects built by the Ganduje administration.
“During the meeting with sections of citizens in the state, they accepted that the decision was a unanimous one. As they all spoke in support of the letter sent to the Presidency. “Even at Point of Sales according to the governor, one cannot transact with ease, hinting that, many of them closed shops due to uncertainty,” the governor added.
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