The Kano State Government and Islamic clerics from the Tijjaniyya, Qadiriyya, and Izala sects in the state have asked the Federal Government to extend the Central Bank of Nigeria’s January 31 deadline to stop accepting old naira notes.
The call followed the resolution of a meeting held at the Government House on Thursday by state governor Ganduje, top government officials, and Islamic clerics.
According to a statement issued on Friday by Hassan Musa Fagge, Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, the meeting noted that economic activities in Kano had been halted due to the shortage of new naira notes.
“The meeting, therefore, urged President Muhammadu Buhari that out of his magnanimity to consider the suffering caused to people of the State due to the shortage of the new naira notes and extend the deadline set by the CBN,” the statement read in part.
The statement added that the meeting was also attended by the Deputy Governor and APC governorship candidate, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna; his running-mate Murtala Sule Garo; APC chairman, Abdullahi Abbas; and the Islamic clerics.