BREAKING: New #Naira Notes Are A Mess, The Blue Money Looks Fake [PHOTO] – Kemi Olunloyo—-Africa’s Leading Veteran Investigative Journalist and Anti-drug Abuse Advocate has condemned the newly redesigned Naira notes unveiled by President Buhari.
The Genius Media Nigeria reports that she made this via her official twitter page.
Recall, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday finally unveiled the re-designed Naira Notes as proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele had on Tuesday said that the president will unveil the newly designed N1,000, N500 and N200 notes.
The unveiling today, marks the first time in 19 years, Nigeria will be redesigning it’s currency notes.
At a briefing after the ceremony before the Federal Executive Council meeting, the CBN governor debunked insinuations suggesting that the early unveiling of the new notes is a means to target some Nigerians.
Mr Emefiele appealed to members of the public, urging them to desist from making such speculation, adding that that there is no need to perpetuate any such information.
According to him, the CBN will intensify the monitoring process and interrogate the process of withdrawals.
Emefiele maintained that there will be heavy restriction on the volume of cash that people can withdraw over the counter, as it works with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to monitor the purpose of any heavy transactions.
Following the unveiling of the new notes which begins circulation today, the CBN governor announced that the apex bank is now more determined to make Nigeria a cashless economy, as in other climes.
Reacting to the unveiling, she wrote:
#BREAKING UPDATE The new Naira notes are a messBlue money looks fake. @cenbank the blue dye is too much. #KemifiedNG
https://twitter.com/KemiOlunloyo/status/1595364626371338241
