Adamu Garba Reacts As Supreme Court Gives Order On Deadline For Old Notes

A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, has reacted to the judgement of the Supreme Court stopping the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from implementing the old naira notes deadline.

Naija News earlier reported that a seven-man panel of the apex Court led by Justice John Okoro, in a unanimous ruling, restrained the Federal Government, Central Bank of Nigeria and their agents and commercial banks from implementing the February 10 deadline for the now-old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to stop being a legal tender.

The apex court also stopped the Federal Government, CBN and commercial banks from continuing with the deadline pending the determination of a notice in respect of the issue on February 15.

In reaction to the court ruling, Garba, in a tweet via his Twitter account on Wednesday, said Nigerians no longer need to go and queue in the bank, adding that they can now keep their old naira notes and go about their businesses.

The APC chieftain also advised Nigerians not to fight or struggle for the new notes, because it will eventually reach everyone.

He wrote: “Dear Nigerians,

“You no longer need to go & queue in the bank, keep your old naira notes & go about your businesses. Don’t fight or struggle for the new notes, it’ll eventually reach you. You are finally free to use & keep your money whether old or new.

“Supreme Court said so.”

In another tweet, Garba said the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is the only one who genuinely cares about the feeling of ordinary people by calling for an extension of the old naira notes deadline.

He claimed that the agenda of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) is to grab political power at all costs, even to the detriment of Nigerians.

Garba wrote: “STOP the hypocrisy and SPOT the difference: The one who genuinely cares about the feeling of ordinary people, Bola Tinubu, and those, of Atiku & Peter Obi whose agenda is to grab political power at all costs, even to the detriment of Nigerians.

“Vote for Nigeria, Vote for Tinubu.”