Supreme Court judgement on old naira notes directed at FG, not me: Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the judgement of the Supreme Court ordering that the old notes remained a “legal tender” was a verdict binding only on the Federal government and not him. 

“The negative campaign and personalised attacks against the President by the opposition and all manner of commentators is unfair and unjust, as no court order at any level has been issued or directed at him,” Mr Buhari said in an excerpt of a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Monday evening. 

Mr Buhari’s reaction is coming amidst a flurry of reactions and stark criticisms over the scarcity of the new naira currency following the redesigned policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and especially the rejection of the old notes by traders in the country. 

Recall that the apex court, on March 3, ruled that the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes remain in circulation till December 31, 2023.

Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgement…