Business and Economy
Commercial Drivers, Traders, PoS Operators Reject Old Naira Notes In Anambra
By Iyojo Ameh
Commercial drivers, mostly tricycle and motorcycle operators also known as keke and ‘okada’, petty traders, PoS (Point of Sale) operators and others have started rejecting the old naira notes from their customers in Onitsha, Anambra state, the commercial nerve center of the Southeast.
This was revealed in a check carried out by our correspondent in the state.
Some citizens who spoke with our Correspondent appealed to the Federal Government to find a way to extend the deadline of the old naira notes in circulation.
Recall that the Senate has called on the CBN to extend the deadline for the circulation of the old Naira notes from the Jan.
The Senators who deliberated on the matter at plenary on Tuesday argued that the new Naira notes are not available in the banks at the Automated Teller Machine points.
The Senator representing Kwara North, Sen. Sadiq Umar, moved a motion on the floor of the Senate to demand the extension of the current CBN deadline of Jan. 31 to July 31.