DELTA State Governor and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next week’s presidential election, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has appealed to residents of the state and Nigerians to remain calm in the face of scarcity of new naira notes in the country.
The governor’s appeal followed protests by some residents of Orhuwhorun community in Udu Local Council, who allegedly torched a bank’s ATM gallery.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, in Asaba yesterday, the governor called on the people to remain calm, while also appealing to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the monetary authorities to take further steps in increasing the quantity in circulation to ease the pains of the public.
He stated: “We appeal to our brothers and sisters across the state to keep calm in spite of the current travails they are going through as a result of the scarcity of naira notes in the country.
“As a government, we are not unaware of your sufferings, but we appeal to you to be patient with the monetary authorities as they take steps to improve on the money supply in the country.
“We are very much aware of your pains and concerns, but burning down a bank that employs our people will not augur well for us as a nation, even as it will not also solve the problem, but will further compound the situation.
“Once again, we appeal to you all to sheath your swords, while we continue to engage the CBN to ensure more funds are released to the banks in the country.”
