Protest against Obaseki in Edo State, Destruction, Burning of Banks in Ondo, Kwara, Delta Over Scarcity Of New Naira Notes

Feb 15, 2023 - 16:42 Updated: Feb 15, 2023 - 16:57

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Protest against Obaseki in Edo State, Destruction, Burning of Banks in Ondo, Kwara, Delta Over Scarcity Of New Naira Notes

Edo State is boiling after residents of Benin trooped out to protest against Governor Godwin Obaseki for the suit the State Government filed in Abuja in support of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN).

The protesters are wondering why the State Government would be supporting the CBN despite the hardships in the State over scarcity of the new naira notes and the refusal of banks to accept the old notes.

Also, in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, roads have been barricaded to protest the scarcity of the new Naira notes and rejection old higher banknotes by traders in Oloje and Oko-Olowo areas of the city.

The situation in Delta State was not so peaceful as youths were said to have set an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) on fire to protest their suffering arising from the scarcity of new Naira notes in Warri.