A prominent figure from the North, Buba Galadima, has disclosed that a current governor has N22 billion in old notes stored away.
In an interview with Trust TV’s Daily Politics, the former National Secretary of the disbanded Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, revealed the information.
Galadima responded to a query regarding the contentious CBN policy regarding the redesign of the naira.
The leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, or NNPP, recalled that the group had previously adopted a staunch stance on the divisive topic.
According to Galadima, the CBN Act mandates that any naira redesign take place within a minimum of six months.
The politician claimed that the government had nevertheless stated that it had supported the scheme because many people had accumulated the money in their homes.
“I concur. I am aware thanks to intelligence that there is a governor in the Northwestern region who possesses roughly N22 billion in old money.
“Yes, while I speak to you, there are N22 billion heaped in his home. He recognises himself. He emphasised, “And the security agencies are aware.
Galadima suggested that the agencies may be ignoring the situation because “they may be in the same club or are defending him.”
The lawmaker continued by saying that the governor’s going to be duped into changing the money “accumulated through corruption.”
Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, claimed a fortnight ago that the old N200, N500, and N1000 denominations were recalled because N2.7 trillion was held in private houses prior to the Buhari government.
