Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo has left many people with a sigh of relief, especially the residents of the state as he announced that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to dispense and accept old Naira notes.
The Governor who made the announcement on Monday, March 13th, 2023 in a statement available on his Instagram page, disclosed that the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele told him so.
He said; “Commercial banks have been directed by the Central Bank to dispense old currency notes and to also receive same as deposits from customers.”
“Tellers at the commercial banks are to generate the codes for deposits and there is no limit to the number of times an individual or company can make deposits.”
“The Governor of the CBN gave the directive at a Bankers’ Committee meeting held on Sunday, 12th March, 2023. The Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, personally confirmed the above to me during a phone conversation on Sunday night.”
“Residents of Anambra are therefore advised to freely accept and transact their businesses with the old currency notes (N200; N500; and N1,000) as well as the new notes.”
“Residents should report any bank that refuses to accept deposits of the old notes. Anambra State Government will not only report such a bank to the CBN, but will also immediately shut down the defaulting branch.”
