Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano state, wrote to the Presidency requesting that the visit of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), to the state be postponed due to his deep concern over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy regarding the redesigned naira notes and for security reasons.
This is stated in a statement issued by Abba Anwar, Ganduje’s chief press secretary, and made accessible to ANAEDOONLINE.NG, in Kano on Saturday.
Anwar claims that on Friday at Government House in Kano, Ganduje made this information known to academics, lawmakers, political figures, and members of the business community in the state. He further claims that the decision was made to avoid any unanticipated circumstances.
“As we are waiting for this important visit, we found ourselves in this situation, which puts citizens into untold hardship. For security purposes, we wrote to the Presidency that President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Kano be postponed.
“We got an acknowledgement copy of the letter. People are really suffering because of this policy,” the governor said.
During the meeting with sections of citizens in the state, they accepted that the decision was a unanimous one.
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Two serving Senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress, Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya and Barau Jibrin; twenty members of House of Representatives; and thirty legislators from the State House of Assembly;were amongst the groups that put their weight behind the governor.
Ganduje lamented, “There are no banks in most of our rural communities. How these people get new Naira notes is of great concern. Just look at what is happening in our urban areas, people go and spend hours upon hours in bank. without any assurances of getting the new notes.”
Even at Point of Sales, according to the governor, one could not transact with ease, hinting that many of them closed shops due to uncertainty.
He emphasised that Kano being a commercial hub must be heard loudly, insisting, “This problem affects all of us. Therefore our voice must be heard in all nooks and crannies. We are a commercial hub. As such our position must be loud and clear.”
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