Recall that last week Friday, the Supreme Court extended the validity of the old two hundred, five hundred and one thousand naira banknotes till 31 December, stating that the Central Bank of Nigeria must continue to receive the notes from Nigerians.
The Court held that the president’s directive on the redesign of the new notes without due consultation is invalid.
SERAP in a statement by its deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, urged President BUHARI to disclose details of the measures his government is taking to immediately and effectively obey the Supreme Court decision extending the validity of the old notes.
The rights group also wants the President to publicly instruct the CBN to immediately and effectively implement the Supreme Court decision ordering an end to the cash withdrawal limits imposed by banks because such restrictions violate citizens’ right to freely use their property.
