If Emefiele is to be believed, N2.1 trillion of the old notes have been mopped up. Now perhaps, he doesn’t want to undo the hard work that’s been done already by recirculating the old notes.

The simple solution is to recirculate the old N200 notes only alongside the new notes. This will ensure the common person gets all the cash they need and will still serve the purpose of limiting the availability of cash to vote buyers. I believe the reason Buhari supports this policy is he doesn’t want vote buying. But that is not reason to impose suffering on tens of millions of Nigerians.

Releasing the old N200 notes will solve the immediate problem.

Apt submission

Looks like Buhari listened to me