President Muhammadu Buhari has said there is no going back on the planned redesign of the N1,000, N500, and N200 bank notes. He said this after meeting with his Royal Majesty, King Charles III in Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
Buhari said Nigerian politicians won’t be allowed to mobilise resources and thugs to intimidate voters in the 2023 general elections.
According to the President, The policy announced by the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on October 26, 2022, has come to stay.
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“No going back. My aim is to make sure that Nigerians believe that we respect them as an administration. So, Nigerians should vote for whoever they like from whichever political party.
“Nobody will be allowed to mobilise resources and thugs to intimidate people in any constituency. That is what I want to go down in Nigerian history for as a leader”. He said.
The president said he was convinced that the country stood to gain immensely from the currency change.
