The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Sunday morning, pleaded with Nigerians to bear with the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Government over the scarcity of the redesigned naira notes and the biting challenges experienced across the country.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Obi said currency redesigning was not peculiar to Nigeria, saying that the inconveniences experienced now would yield long-term economic benefits, adding however that improvements could have been made in the implementation.
The LP candidate and former Anambra State governor further urged the CBN and commercial banks to increase efforts to make the new naira available to Nigerians.
Obi said, “The currency redesign is not peculiar to Nigeria. It is an exercise that comes with some inconvenience and pain but it has significant long-term economic and social benefits. Even though there are improvements that can be made.
“I urge Nigerians to bear with the CBN and Federal Government with the hope that the general populace and Nigeria will harvest the gains that will come with the reforms.
