By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse
As people continue to spend hours on st the Authomativ to get new Naira Note in Jigawa state, governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has expressed concern over the scarcity of the new notes which he said has crippled economic activities in the state.
The governor made the remarks while reacting to the scarcity of the new notes, which has thrown the country into untold hardships.
Governor Badaru, who spoke through his commissioner of finance Hon Babangida Umar added that the CBN policy has failed to take cognisance of the local communities in the implementation of the policy.
“The inadequate supply of the new notes to Jigawa state is seriously affecting our state economic activities, therefore I am appealing to CBN to without any further delay take all necessary measures to supply enough new notes to the commercial banks in the state” Badaru state.
A civil servant with Jigawa state Government Mustapha Salisu, said, he spent over 12 hours at the ATM point to withdraw money for feeding his family after receiving the salary alert.
Hajiya Talat Sani, a food vendor, also expressed her concern over the low patronage as a result of scarcity of the new notes while the e-transfer is not effective and friendly to rural communities in the state.
Saifullahi Ibrahim of Kudai town Dutse local government Area, who was found standing ATM cue very exhausted and furious as he spent more than 12 hours without getting the new note to feed his children”