KANO GOVT SHUTS DOWN SUPERMARKET FOR REJECTING OLD NAIRA NOTES
By ‘Leke Yusuf
The Kano State government on Sunday shut down a popular supermarket, Wellcare Alliance Limited, situated along Hadejia Road, in the state capital for rejecting old naira notes.
The Acting Chairman, Consumer Protection Council, Baffa Babba DanAgundi said it shut down the supermarket following order by the Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
According to DanAgundi, “The Governor gave order that any shop found rejecting the old note should be shut down in the state.
“The order is line with the Supreme Court order that halted ban on use of old note, so they violated that court old.
Kano State government is one of the states that have sued the Federal Government over the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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