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The Nigerian central bank has said the recently demonetized \u20a6200, \u20a6500 and \u20a61,000 banknotes will remain legal tender until Dec. 31, 2023. The central bank statement, which reaffirms a Supreme Court ruling that extended the lifespan of the demonetized naira banknotes, followed a rebuke of the CBN by the outgoing Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Central Bank\u2019s Silence and the Resulting Speculation<\/h2>\n

The Central Bank of Nigeria finally issued a statement<\/a> on March 13 reaffirming a Supreme Court ruling which extended the lifespan of the recently demonetized naira notes. In the statement, the CBN said the \u20a6200, \u20a6500 and \u20a61,000 banknotes would \u201cremain legal tender alongside the redesigned banknotes till December 31, 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the Nigerian Supreme Court ruled against the central bank\u2019s decision to demonetize the old naira banknotes, the CBN initially did not issue a statement directing banks and the public to accept the old notes. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, as well as the outgoing Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s silence reportedly led to speculation that the central bank would not abide by the court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE<\/p>\n

PRESIDENT BUHARI NEVER TOLD A.G. AND CBN GOV TO DEFY SUPREME COURT ORDER#Thread<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) March 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, in what was described as a rare public rebuke of the CBN, the Nigerian presidency tweeted<\/a> that Buhari had not instructed \u201cthe Attorney General and the CBN Governor to disobey any court orders involving the government and other parties.\u201d It added the CBN \u201chas no reason not to comply with court orders on the excuse of waiting for directives from the President.\u201d<\/p>\n

CBN\u2019s \u2018Established Tradition of Obedience to Court Orders\u2019<\/h2>\n

Moments after Buhari\u2019s reprimand, the CBN claimed in its own statement that it has always obeyed the decisions of the courts and that it will similarly abide by the Supreme Court\u2019s March 3 ruling.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance of the Rule of Law Principle that characterized the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, and by extension, the operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as a regulator, Deposit Money Banks operating in Nigeria have been directed to comply with the Supreme Court judgement of March 3, 2023,\u201d the CBN said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\nTerence Zimwara <\/h6>\n

\nTerence Zimwara is a Zimbabwe award-winning journalist, author and writer. He has written extensively about the economic troubles of some African countries as well as how digital currencies can provide Africans with an escape route.

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