President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that N2.1 trillion in banknotes held outside the banking sector have been successfully retrieved since the start of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign policy.
Buhari made the announcement during a national broadcast to Nigerians on Thursday.
“I have been reliably informed that since the commencement of this program, about N2.1 trillion out of the banknotes previously held outside the banking system had been successfully retrieved.
“This represents about 80% of such funds. In short to medium and long terms, therefore, it’s expected that there would be lowering of Inflation as a result of the accompanying decline in the money supply that will slow the pace of inflation, the collapse of Illegal economic activities which would help to stem corruption and acquisition of money through illegal ways, exchange rate stability, availability of easy loans and lowering of interest rates,” he said.