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Orji Kalu, Senate Chief Whip, stated that he and his family had been dealing with monetary shortages and that he recently could not afford to cook.
On Monday, Kalu revealed this in an interview with Channels Television's The 2023 Verdict.
“The other day, my house manager told my wife in Abuja that we have no money to cook food. My wife was virtually roaming around and we feed over 250 people every day. It is a problem to me and to everybody.”
Kalu bemoaned the naira shortage as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) currency reform program.
The former Abia State governor bemoaned the paucity of banknotes as a result of the CBN's currency redesign program.
Remember that the Supreme Court declared that the old N1,000, N500, and N200 bills were legal tender.
Nevertheless, President Muhammadu Buhari only extended the use of the N200 notes until April 10, 2023, declaring the others non-legal money.
The action infuriated numerous governors, particularly those affiliated with the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, who believe that the old banknotes should be utilized in their states.
If he were Nigeria's president, Kalu said he would have followed the Supreme Court's decision on the naira notes.
He stated, “This is why if I am in the position of the Mr President as I have told you before, I will listen to the Supreme Court judgement. The Supreme Court to me, whether they are right or wrong, Mr President should obey the law and ask his Attorney General to put a review to the Supreme Court.”
The senator representing Abia North, on the other hand, stated that the financial shortage will not hinder the APC's prospects of winning the presidential election.
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