Tobias Sylvester
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has urged citizens to continue transacting with the old naira notes which phase out on February 10th.
![Don't Swap Old Naira Notes, Tinubu Will Reverse Decision When He Becomes President – El-Rufai [Video]](https://media.kanyidaily.com/2023/02/08172811/Tinubu-and-El-Rufai.jpg "Don't Swap Old Naira Notes, Tinubu Will Reverse Decision When He Becomes President – El-Rufai [Video] 1")
KanyiDaily recalls that the Central Bank Nigeria’s (CBN) had announced February 10 as the deadline for the old denominations of the N200, N500 and N1000 notes would cease to be legal tender in the country.
But in a video circulating on social media, Governor El-Rufai was heard telling Kanuna residents that they should stop thronging banks to swap their old notes for the new ones.
According to him, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, would reverse CBN’s policy when he wins the 2023 elections.
“Everyone, especially people in Kaduna should not be disturbed because of the naira swap deadline,” said the governor in the Hausa language.
“Continue running your businesses and daily activities with whatever notes (old or new) you have.”
“And we will make sure to address this problem as soon as we win the election. That will be the first issue to tackle if we win the election.
“Don’t rush yourself into taking old naira notes to the bank, and wasting your time in the unnecessary queues at the bank. Nobody can stop you (people) from using the notes.
“When we come to power, (Insha Allah), if Bola Tinubu becomes the president, we’ll give people more time to get rid of the old naira notes.”
Watch the video below:
BREAKING NEWS: "Do not return your old Naira notes. After Bola Tinubu is elected, he will cancel the Naira redesign" – El-Rufai delivers blow to Buhari.
El-Rufai just gave @MBuhari & the CBN middle fingers.
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Psquare Pooja Lagos REC The Supreme Court Seun Hausa Zenith Bank pic.twitter.com/G7aVO199n0— Anatu Green (@AnatuGreen) February 8, 2023
"All the 36 governors agree that the old notes and new notes should continue to exist until the old notes are systematically drawn out of circulation" – El-Rufai pic.twitter.com/xJzy4GuYUx
— Nigeria Info FM 99.3 (@NigeriainfoFM) February 8, 2023
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has temporarily restrained the CBN from implementing the deadline for the swapping of old to new Naira notes.
