Old Naira: Override Supreme Court’s judgment, invoke Executive Order — CSOs tell Buhari

The Civil Society Central Coordinating Council, the apex body of all civil society groups in Nigeria, has rejected the exparte order made by the Supreme Court restraining the CBN and President Muhammadu Buhari from terminating the use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes.

The group therefore called on President Buhari to immediately consider issuing Executive Orders to bring to effect the policy terminal date.


According to the group which addressed a press conference in Abuja, the Supreme Court order did not restrain the exercise of the constitutional powers of the President.

The Council further said their rejection of the order was because it was an attack on credible elections and call on the Supreme Court not to yield its platform for such election riggers to have access to illicit cash to compromise the election.

They also called on the apex court to immediately vacate the order as it was capable of derailing the credibility of the 2023 general election and ultimately truncating our most cherished democracy.

The Supreme Court must redeem its image immediately and show Nigerians that it is not deliberately against free, fair and credible elections bearing in mind some very controversial orders and judgments of the court in the recent past.

“This order is only designed to help politicians in the sharing of old money during elections,” said the group’s National Coordinator, Obed Okwukwe at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.

Recall that the Supreme Court had earlier on Wednesday, restrained the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from implementing the February 10 deadline for the old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to stop being legal tenders.


A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Okoro, in a unanimous ruling, granted the interim injunction after an ex parte filed by Kogi, Kaduna and Zamfara state governments.

The court also held that the Federal Government and the CBN must not continue with the deadline pending the determination of a notice in respect of the issue on February 15.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/02/old-naira-override-supreme-courts-judgment-invoke-executive-order-csos-tell-buhari/

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No be juju be that??

The pains of the masses are too much to bear....

They denied you palliative during the covid19 the world most trying time...

They never made comments when we students were on strike for good 8months...

Fulani herdsmen killing, tinubu defended and asked where are cows...

They supported and defended buhari for the past 7yrs against the suffering masses...

Today, they suddenly turned the people's spokesperson...vote wisely

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APC can't win a polling unit without vote buying

Anything that will not allow election rigging is highly acceptable. It's a matter of time, we will overcome this period.

The people bre the

We are so patient in nigeria.. Wuldnt know if it's something to commend

Me, I don't understand o.

Law experts, can an executive order override a supreme Court judgement?

Ike gwuru

Na so so mouth una dey make toothless boo dogs

You wanna override this JuJu

Xscape1993:
The pains of the masses are too much to bear....

It's those opposing the policy that have made it difficult for the masses.

Why are the banks hoarding the new notes?

FlyingKing:
Anything that will not allow election rigging is highly acceptable. It's a matter of time, we will overcome this period.

The people bre the

Oga forget election nonsense people are suffering . e no still affect big men bank manager still dey supply them naira notes. This might lead to war if next week be like this week an hungry man is an angry man.

Tinubu can not win a single polling unit even in the SW without vote buying, he is so used to vote buying by thiefing two bullion van during last election

Honestly, am not just happy about this which the supreme court has done. First is amed lawal case and now this one. Who are really this supreme court judges ehhhhhh

Buhari is not the person in charge

The deadline stays

Interesting times we're in...

By their fruits, we shall know them. Always very quick to go to press and show their true colours in a garrulous manner. Even if you want to be seen to right by supporting the federal government policy that's is suffering the citizens, you have to be careful with you stance. It is not everything that is politics and patience is a virtue in this case.

DWJOBScom:
The deadline stays

FINITO!!! Supreme Court order is just academic nonsense!

Emefiele is already being guarded by Presidential Guards, who will enforce Supreme Court wishes? Elrufai? <tcheeeew!

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Freshtruth:
Oga forget election nonsense people are suffering . e no still affect big men bank manager still dey supply them naira notes. This might lead to war if next week be like this week an hungry man is an angry man.

You don't know about banking policy

Lol we want to go digital where over 60 percent of Nigerians no get bank account which kain country be this that want to fly before crawling.....

The deadline won't change.

Neither CBN or the commercial banks was joined as parties to this suit. The 3 state governments simply took advantage of the fact that in matters purely between the state and the FG the supreme court can serve as a court of first and only instance.

Joining CBN in the matter would immediately rob the supreme court of jurisdiction. Sadly, the attorney general cannot issue a binding order on the CBN governor, the CBN act didn't contemplate such and the interim order is simply an academic attempt at grandstanding.

They're indeed forces determined to derail the forthcoming elections and trigger social unrest. If your ATM card is working go to any large supermarket and stock up. The next 3 weeks are exciting times to come.

I forgot to add that only CBN is empowered by law to determine what is termed legal tender. As for this set of JSCs, they've taken judicial rascality to the high heavens. One day soon we will put the searchlight on how supreme these odoriferous judges have become.

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Romanoff:


It's those opposing the policy that have made it difficult for the masses.

Why are the banks hoarding the new notes?

How much money did the CBN print....

This not the first time we are doing cash swap there are things CBN is not telling us if they feel like people are sabotaging there efforts they should get an agents to du the distribution apart from banks...


We can't be suffering from Fuel ⛽ scarcity which that one don turn normal which one come be cash scarcity av Neva experience such in my life even the developed world can't try this kind of policy's....

Dbegining:
Me, I don't understand o.

Law experts, can an executive order override a supreme Court judgement?

Which one be Civil Society Coordinating again?
So,na now Una just de wake up,ni?
Anything goes on in Abuja!

Coolsperm:
Tinubu can not win a single polling unit even in the SW without vote buying, he is so used to vote buying by thiefing two bullion van during last election

abi ode ni baba elei ni oponu who get south west or you think Yoruba will vote for Igbo man na, mumu just

BossGerald:

They denied you palliative during the covid19 the world most trying time...

They never made comments when we students were on strike for good 8months...

Fulani herdsmen killing, tinubu defended and asked where are cows...

They supported and defended buhari for the past 7yrs against the suffering masses...

Today, they suddenly turned the people's spokesperson...vote wisely

Vote OBI2023

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