Kano State Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje has reversed his position, claiming the state is now ready to meet President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to news reports, the Kano State government requested that the president postpone his visit due to the “suffering” caused by the deadline for the outdated naira notes.
However, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stated on Sunday that the limit for the validity of old naira notes has been extended till February 10.
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Ganduje told reporters on Sunday that the president can now visit to the state to commission various projects after heading a group to Daura, Katsina State, to meet Buhari.
“We are very much ready to receive him and we have a lot for him to commission, including federal government projects and state government projects. They are state-of-the-art projects,” he said.
The governor stated that the state is pleased with the president’s response to the concerns raised about the visit.
Ganduje said: “Seeing is believing. You can see that I have led a powerful delegation from Kano state on the issue of new naira notes and we have seen Mr. President.
“We have laid the complaints of the Kano people and we are very happy. He explained to us and also he assured us that the time is extended and the quantity of new naira (notes) will increase so that the suffering of the people will be reduced.
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“We informed him that Kano is the most populous state in the federation and also the commercial nerve centre of the northern part of Nigeria, second to Lagos.
“But in terms of cash transactions, Kano is higher than Lagos because Lagos has gone far in terms of cashless society, cashless transaction.
“But Kano state being comparatively a rural state, so to say, still we have 24 local governments without banks. Most of the banks are concentrated within Kano metropolis.
“So, you can imagine the suffering of the rural areas, rural people in terms of cash transaction. But we are happy that the time has been extended and also the quantum of the naira notes will be increased.
“So, we are so grateful to the president for effort.”
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