Tinubu lists ways out of naira scarcity
*Says he isn’t opposed to currency redesign but disruptive implementation Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has listed six ways through which the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN can end the current hardship in the country caused by the scarcity of newly redesigned Naira notes. In a statement he personally signed and issued yesterday in Abuja, Tinubu declared that he and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, had nothing against the CBN cashless policy and naira redesign but only concerned about the disruptive implementation of the policy. To bring immediate relief to Nigerians, Tinubu urged the CBN to consider the advice of the Council of States, and immediately announce that the old and new Naira notes (especially the non-withdrawn notes and coins) will co-exist as legal tender for the next 12 months to follow examples of countries that had successfully implemented a similar monetary policy. “This will immediately remove growing...