Kano State government has called on the CBN to extend the deadline for the exchange of old Naira notes for the newly redesigned currency in the country.
A group of religious leaders at a stakeholders meeting in Kano noted that non availability of the redesigned naira notes has crippled economic activities in Kano state the most populous state and the second biggest commercial center in Nigeria.
A statement by Malam Hassan Fagge, the Chief press Secretary to Kano state governor, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna stated that the stakeholders meeting also had in attendance the Governor of the State, Dr.Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his deputy and APC Gubernatorial Candidate Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna.
Malam Fagge said that the meeting noted that economic activities have been paralysed in Kano due to hardship caused by the shortage of the new Naira notes.
Hauwa Abu
