Governor Douye Diri of Bayalsa has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to obey the Supreme Court ruling on the old naira notes to ameliorate the suffering occasioned by the cash crunch on Nigerians.
Mr Diri spoke during an interactive meeting with the leadership of various unions and associations of transporters, traders and petroleum marketers in the state on Monday.
The governor said that with the apex court ruling, Nigerians expected the federal government and the CBN to speedily implement and enforce the judgement.
Mr Diri said that the lack of direction by the federal government and the apex bank had hampered the implementation of the naira redesign policy and the ruling of Nigeria’s highest court.
“Clearly, when the Supreme Court has ruled on a matter, it is final. And we expect that the federal government and the CBN will implement the ruling of the Supreme Court.
“If this had to do with our…
