The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has slammed the Federal Government for disobeying the order of the Supreme Court on naira redesigning.
Gbajabiamila in a statement on Thursday by his spokesperson Lanre Lasisi said the announcement of President Muhammadu Buhari that N200 should continue to be in circulation is faulty.
It would be recalled that President Buhari had earlier announced that the old N1,000 and N500 ceased to be legal, while the old N200 can continue to exist till April 10.
But the announcement by Buhari is contrary to the directive of the court that FG should suspend the deadline.
Gbajabiamila noted that it is not “to the benefit of our country for the Federal Government to act in ways that suggest a wanton disregard for the rule of law.” It would have been better if Federal Government strictly adhere to the court’s order pending the adjudication of the substantive suit, he stated.
The speaker further noted that “citizens and visitors are experiencing grave and unnecessary hardship across our country.”