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Senate to CBN: Extend withdrawal of old currency from circulation

The Eagle OnlineBy The Eagle OnlineDecember 29, 2022Updated:December 29, 2022No Comments
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The Senate has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to, as a matter of urgency, extend the deadline for the withdrawal of old currency from circulation, which was slated for January 31, 2023.

The Senate’s decision was sequel to a motion titled: “Urgent need to extend the withdrawal of old currency from circulation.”

It was sponsored by former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South), who said the extension should be till June 30, 2023.

Presenting the motion, Senator Ndume, who noted that the timing of the policy was wrong, said that since the beginning of the implementation of the cash withdrawal limit, the new notes are not in circulation even in cities talk less of in the villages.

Ndume said: “Senate notes that many Nigerian banks on Thursday, 15th December, 2022 open their vault to customers and depositors to exchange their old naira notes for the newly-redesigned currency, which has a stipulated deadline of January 31, 2023;

“Aware that Some Nigerians are already envisaging rush and long queues in the banking hall across the country as a result of people trying to get access to the new naira note, which was unveiled last month by President Muhammadu Buhari at a brief ceremony at the state house, Abuja;

“Aware also that  the old notes are expected to be in circulation alongside the new ones until January 31, 2023, when the old notes are expected to be phased out, it is expected that many Nigerian businesses would start to reject the old notes as soon as the banks start paying out the redesigned notes to customers;

“Observes that Access to the new notes may be compounded by the recent circular by the CBN, which limit the amount of cash individuals and corporate entities could withdraw within a certain period of time. For instance, the CBN said individuals could only withdraw N100, 000 per week while corporate could only have access to N500,000 per week through over-the-counter (OTC) transactions;

“Observes that access to large quantities of cash above the limit would attract processing fees of 5% and 10% for individuals and corporate entities respectively. Large withdrawals are also subjected to scrutiny by the regulator to determine the importance and usage of such cash; and

“Convinced that if the withdrawal of old notes from circulation is not extended beyond 31st January many Nigerian will be thrown into hardship and to avoid a repeat of 1984 experience withdrawal of old notes.”

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