Opinion by abati1990: New naira notes and all things new via thecableng
“What’s up men? Have you gone to deposit all the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes that you have at home in the banks so you can exchange them for new notes by the deadline of January 31?”
“The country’s national currency is a matter of national security. It is not everything that you tell everybody before you take action. In this country, people are always looking for a way to cheat and game the system. If you disclose your plans, they can share with others and before you know it, your proposals will die even before they become policy.”
“Sheik Gumi is an educated man. He is a medical doctor, a retired captain of the Nigerian army, and a respected cleric. But is he an economist?”“You don’t get the point.
“But I hear this time around, EFCC has read the riot act, that anybody that is found playing hanky-panky with money will be dealt with according to the law. In fact, EFCC officers will be deployed to all banking halls to monitor how people bring in money to the banks.” “I am sure you can. But what I find interesting about the new register is the demographics: 12. 29 million new voters added to the register out of which about 2.78 million were found to be illegal registrants.”
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