Naira Scarcity: Details Emerge as Buhari Meets Emefiele, EFCC Chairman and Top PDP Governor

• President Muhammadu Buhari has entered into a discussion with the relevant stakeholders over the naira and fuel scarcity across the country
• Some of the stakeholders present at the meeting include the chairman of the NGF and Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwa and the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele
• Also at the meeting was the chairman of the progressives governors forum, Atiku Bagudu, chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa and many others

FCT, Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari has met with Governor Aminu Tambuwal, the chairman of the Nigerian governors' forum and the director general of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council.

Also at the meeting was the chairman of the Progressives Governors' Forum, Atiku Bagudu and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over the scarcity of the new naira notes.

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What Buhari is doing about naira scarcity

According to the post by the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, and the chief of defence staff, General Lucky Irabor, were also present.

There have been protests across the country over the scarcity of the new naira notes and fuel.

On Friday, February 3, the President urged Nigerians to be patient with the policy and give him seven days to look for ways to solve the growing crisis.

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Buhari made the plea to Nigerians following a closed-door meeting with the governors of the APC, who have alleged that cabals in the Aso Rock suggested the policy to the president to instigate the ruling party against the ruling party.

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The statement reads:

"President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria Governor Forum Chairman and Sokoto State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Tambuwal, Chairman APC Governor Forum and Kebbi State Governor, Sen Atiku Bagudu Abubakar CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, EFCC Chairman AbdulRasheed Bawa,

"SGF Mr Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff Prof Ibrahim Gambari during an audience at the State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 7TH, 2023."

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Naira Scarcity: Powerful PDP governor reveals politicians under "Holy Ghost Fire" attack

Legit.ng earlier reported that the governor of Bayelsa state, Douye Diri, has posited that the naira redesign policy of the CBN is the handwork of the Holy Ghost fire.

Diri maintained that though he is not in support of the suffering that Nigerians are going through, the Holy Ghost fire has used the policy to attack politicians who have prepared bullion vans to buy votes.

The governor then urged the CBN to make the new currency available to people to relieve many Nigerians from suffering.

Source: Legit.ng