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​Nigerian President Barred From Extending Old Naira Banknote Demonetization Deadline

With just a few days left before the old naira banknotes are demonetized on Feb. 10 as scheduled, a court in Nigeria has blocked the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, and the central bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, from further extending the deadline. Opponents of the central bank’s old naira demonetization plan have asked Buhari and Emefiele to extend the deadline again.

A Nigerian High Court recently issued a restraining order that stops the country’s president Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele from further extending the old naira demonetization deadline, a report has said. In the order, the court’s Eneojo Eneche reportedly said the duo, along with 27 commercial banks, must not extend or interfere “with the currency redesign terminal date of February 10 or issue any directive contrary to the February 10 date.”

According to a report, the restraining order was issued after four Nigerian political parties sought the court’s help in blocking the potential extension of the currency swap deadline by the central bank. As recently reported by Bitcoin News, the CBN extended the demonetization deadline from Jan. 31 to Feb. 10 in response to pleas by several pressure groups and politicians.