The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for listening to Nigerians and extending the deadline
The Caucus also commended Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for intervening by persuading president Muhammadu Buhari to extend the date, saying it shows him as a compassionate leader.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, on Sunday. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele announced the extension of the date by 10 days in a press statement issued on Sunday.However, the Minority Caucus urged the CBN to remain focused and strengthen its sensitization actions while putting every measure in place to assist Nigerians, especially those in the rural areas, to access the new naira notes.
Part of the statement read: “As lawmakers and representatives of the people, our Caucus commends the CBN for being considerate towards the well being of Nigerians, which is the essence of democratic governance all over the world.
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