Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to expedite efforts to make the New Naira Notes available to the general populace.

The Former Governor of anambra made these call in a statement shared via his media handle. He noted that the redesigned notes will bring long term economic and social benefits to the country.

While making these call, Obi also went on to appeal to Nigerians to bear with the apex bank and the general populace as the new notes will bring about countless benefits to the country development.

According to him, “The currency redesign is not peculiar to Nigeria. It is an exercise that comes with some inconvenience and pain but it has significant longterm economic and social benefits. Even though there are improvements that can be made, I urge Nigerians to bear with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Government with the hope that the general populace and Nigeria will harvest the gains that will come with the reforms.

We equally implore the CBN and the banks to expedite efforts to make the new currency available to small depositors and the unbanked in order to reduce the pains of my fellow Nigerians, especially the underprivileged and those living far away from banks in the rural areas.

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