Taiwo Amodu – Abuja
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress from Edo, Prince John Mayaki, has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari over his statement exonerating himself from the Central Bank Governor’s disobedience of the Supreme Court judgment on the old Naira notes, Nigeria Tribune reports.
The apex Court had ruled on March 3 that the old Naira notes remained legal tender till December 31, 2023.
Eleven days after the judgment and on the heels of public outcry, President Buhari through one of his spokespersons, Mallam Garba Shehu has exonerated himself, submitting that the apex bank and other federal agencies did not need to take instruction from him before complying with orders of the Courts.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, the APC chieftain asked said President Buhari to sack the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) and the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele to convince Nigerians that he was ignorant of their disobedience to the Order of the Supreme Court.
He said: “To fully redeem himself and prove his non-involvement in the evil conspiracy against ordinary Nigerians and small businesses across the country, he must, in line with his constitutional powers and obligations as the nation’s leader, hold those responsible for this sabotage to account.
“Without mincing words, our demand as Nigerians is that there must be a reckoning for the disaster of the past few months — and it must begin with the leading culprits in the persons of Mr Godwin Emefiele and his chief backer, Malami Abubakar, the Honorable Minister of Justice who has failed to distinguish himself in this sad debacle.
