Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has pleaded with Nigerians to have patience and said that the new notes would circulate and be available.
At a special media conference on the new naira notes held on Friday in Lagos, Mr. Emefiele made the request.
He mentioned that he had witnessed protests and arguments about the problems people were having obtaining the new notes.
”I understand the agitation and I’m begging in God’s name, we on our knees begging people to please show understanding. They should be calm.
”In our meetings with the banks, we have told them to set up tents and chairs, give people numbers, which I’m sure some people will say it is old fashioned.
”But at this time that we’re trying to get the currency in circulation amongst everybody, people have to have numbers and they come in under a queueing arrangements that when you come in you get served, if it finishes, just be patient.
”By tomorrow, when you come back, they will start from where they stopped, you will not be cheated.
”Let’s just be calm and adopt a good queueing system, the assurance we give is that it will eventually go round.
