By David Kabiyesi
Irked by the untold hardship naira scarcity has brought upon Nigerians, Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has labeled CBN’s new naira policy as Covid-23, iwitnesslive.com can report.
Speaking in a statement on Tuesday, Ganduje slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for not making proper consultation before embarking on what he described as an economic blunder.
He said, “We will not stop blaming the CBN for this economic blunder. We love our people. Therefore, anything that will disturb their well-being must be rejected, till proper channels and good times are put forth.
Meanwhile, Kano state government has commenced sharing palliative to the vulnerable to ease the pain caused by naira scarcity.
“We didn’t invite this situation, neither did we pray for it; and, therefore, we don’t welcome it at all. We gave similar palliatives during the COVID-19 days. And today our citizens are being faced with COVID-23 caused by the CBN. We earlier thought it was a simple disease, but unfortunately, it turned out to be a very serious virus going viral.
“The virus coming from the CBN has affected all our commercial banks, our POS, our ATMs, and all other things associated with this. Being the most populous state in the country, we are most affected by this unfortunate development.”
