Outdated Notes Stay Authorized Tender in Jigawa, Kaduna – Govt

The Jigawa State Authorities has mentioned the previous naira notes stay authorized tender within the state pending the judgment of the Supreme Court docket.

In the identical vein, the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, in a statewide broadcast late Thursday additionally kicked towards Buhari’s order, alleging that the naira redesign was a part of plots to arrange an interim authorities in Nigeria.

El-Rufai maintained that previous notes are nonetheless authorized tender within the state, and he urged residents to proceed to transact with them.

That is coming regardless of the place of President Muhammadu Buhari, that solely the N200 previous notice stays authorized tender until April 10, whereas the N500 and N1000 notes stop to be authorized tender.

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The Jigawa State Commissioner for Info, Youths Sports activities and Tradition, Ibrahim Mamsa, additionally said this in a press release issued late Thursday.

“The Jigawa State Authorities needs to tell members of the Public that, it has come to its discover some people and company our bodies are rejecting the now-old N200, N500 and N1000 notes. The Jigawa State Authorities is worried in regards to the conduct of such people and company our bodies.

“As a law-abiding authorities, there are fits by varied state governments of which Jigawa State is amongst earlier than the Supreme Court docket of Nigeria. The court docket has issued an order restraining the Federal Authorities of Nigeria, both by itself or performing via the Central Financial institution of Nigeria and/or industrial banks, ministries, parastatals, organisations or via any individual or individuals (pure and synthetic) howsoever, from suspending or figuring out or ending on February 10, 2023 the time-frame inside which the now older variations of the 200, 500 and 1000 denominations of the naira might not be authorized tender pending the listening to and willpower of the movement on discover.


“Jigawa State Authorities respects the rights of its folks and people rejecting the now-old currencies are enjoined to desist from disobeying the regulation and inflicting hardship to the folks of Jigawa State. Jigawa State Authorities won’t hesitate to make use of part 287(1) of the Structure (as amended) and different extant legal guidelines to implement the order of the Supreme Court docket of Nigeria,” the assertion.

The state authorities urged residents to report any dealer or enterprise organisation that refuses to simply accept the previous N200, N500 and N1000 notes as authorized tender to the closest applicable authorities within the state.