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CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by ExAngel007(f): 9:32am On Nov 10, 2020 |
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opposed a suit seeking to remove the Ajami (Arabic) inscriptions on naira notes. It told the Federal High Court that it would cost the country a “colossal sum of money” to discard the existing notes and print new ones without Ajami. The CBN said Ajami is not a symbol or mark of Islam but an inscription to aid non-English speakers who are literate in and use Ajami for trade. The apex bank made the submission in a counter- affidavit to a suit filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, before Justice Mohammed Liman. Omirhobo argued that the Arabic inscriptions on the naira notes portray Nigeria as an Islamic state, contrary to the country’s constitutional status of a multi-religious state. He contended that this violates sections 10 and 55 of the Constitution, which makes the country a multi-religious state. Section 10 reads: “The government of the Federation or of a state shall not adopt any religion as state religion.” Omirhobo prayed the court to restrain the CBN from “further approving, printing and issuing naira notes with Arabic inscriptions, bearing in mind that Nigeria is a secular state”. He also prayed the court to order the CBN to replace the Arabic inscriptions with either English language, which is the country’s official language, or any of Nigeria’s three main indigenous languages – Hausa, Yoruba or Igbo. But in its counter-affidavit deposed to by Abiola Lawal, the CBN argued that “the Ajami inscriptions on some of the country’s currencies do not connote any religious statements or Arabian alignment”. The apex bank maintained that contrary to Omirhobo’s claim, the Arabic inscriptions were not a threat to Nigeria’s multi-religious status. https://thenationonlineng.net/cbn-opposes-bid-to-remove-arabic-from-naira-notee/ 3 Likes
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Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by grim33(m): 9:41am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Waytin Arabic dey do inside Nigeria bank notes in the first place... this is to tell you that , Nigeria have been sold since before we were born and in 2020 CBN is still fighting itself. 17 Likes 1 Share |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Perfecttouch(m): 9:42am On Nov 10, 2020 |
The CBN said Ajami is not a symbol or mark of Islam but an inscription to aid non-English speakers who are literate in and use Ajami for trade. And it can't be wrriten in French? French is like English language.. But instead of using either French or English, they used Arabic E ti ya werey 27 Likes 1 Share |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Muyiwaipere(m): 9:43am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Hehejel |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by ThatFairGuy: 9:45am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by YoonSung57: 9:46am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Leave them jare 1 Like |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Nobody: 9:53am On Nov 10, 2020 |
CBN and NNPC has always been the cash cow of the fulanis. They will not try to change their identity in any way 7 Likes |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Cyberterror: 9:58am On Nov 10, 2020 |
I am sure that if there was anything islamic/unchristian about the Arabic inscription, churches in Nigeria would have stopped accepting Naira offerings to Jesus. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by tartar9(m): 10:00am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Perfecttouch:Why not the language of the martians |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by tartar9(m): 10:02am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Foolish Igbos Both CBN and the Courts have dismissed the claim 1 Like |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Liposure: 10:03am On Nov 10, 2020 |
I keep wondering why we still use an ancient script in printing our legal tender 5 Likes |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by November1857(m): 10:06am On Nov 10, 2020 |
tartar9:Don't worry , when a CHRISTIAN president come in , it will be remove. 3 Likes |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by kilonshele101(m): 10:08am On Nov 10, 2020 |
when will Nigerians understand that even the Arabians can't read Ajami. just like how the native English speakers can read nor understand Yoruba words like "Labalaba" or Igbo words eg "Biko" despite writing them in Roman script. Ajami is Hausa in Arabic style , it's the first writing style in Nigeria and it has been in existence and begin used in the northern part of Nigeria before our colonial master introduced us to western education and writing in Roman script. and it has nothing to do with religion. even the Roman script was introduced to us by Christian missionaries and we adopted it to be our official writing style. it doesn't mean anything to feel hostile about. the moment we stop feeling insecure about everything is the day I'm looking forward to , coz it's the day we start moving forward. 7 Likes |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by tartar9(m): 10:10am On Nov 10, 2020 |
November1857:Like how the previous ones did or you mean Bola Ahmad Tinubu? |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Odingo1: 10:11am On Nov 10, 2020 |
kilonshele101:Stop lying, what is there is clearly Arabic inscription. 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by valicious1(m): 10:13am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Abiola Lawal opposed the motion. . Yorumuslims have always been the Judas of the south smh 15 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Charmingrascal(m): 10:14am On Nov 10, 2020 |
ExAngel007: Arabic is a language I am a Christian and I studied Arabic both in my secondary and a little bit of it in my University days. If not that religion has divided us so much in this Country this call to remove this Arabic from the Naira wouldn't have been necessary. 1 Like |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Odingo1: 10:18am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Charmingrascal:Why is it that they did not use Hebrew, why Arabic. Some people studied Hebrew in school also. 3 Likes |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Powersurge: 10:26am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Putting Arabic in NIgeria's money is a breach of the constitution. If CBN could withdraw paper money from circulation there is no reason she can't withdraw money with Arabic inscription. Arabic inscription in Naira and Nigeria millitary is a confirmation that NIgeria has adopted Islam as state religion. Which is contrary to the constitution. Anything outside indigenous languages and official language cannot be part of national material. If you say this means nothing. Then we will start by adding to the NIgeria army's logo, "victory comes from Jehova alone", Victory comes from the god of iron alone" etc.we will do the same to the currencies. Since we have all agreed to be stupid. In same vein, it's an insult and injustice to register Nigeria in an Islamic organization. These anomalies must be corrected. 6 Likes |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by limeta(f): 10:40am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Muslims will argue They will say it does not matter Hypocrites 2 Likes |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by kilonshele101(m): 10:56am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Odingo1: I really don't have much explanation for you because I know your type and motive. it seems you can understand Arabic for you to be insisting that the inscription on our currency is Arabic. so help us with the translation , if you can't, then use Google translator or any other translator to translate it from Arabic into English and post the screenshot here. (if it's really Arabic as you claim, Google translator shouldn't have any problem translating it from Arabic) if you can't do all that, then take some time to check the meaning of 'transliteration' in the dictionary. maybe by then you will understand if I say that the inscription on our currency is Hausa transliterated in Arabic style. just like how "ile laa n wo, ka to so'mo loruko. " is Yoruba transliterated in Roman script style, using Roman letters. I guess you went to school, even if you didn't do history or language, you can always read the meaning of Ajami on Wikipedia, then you will understand how it was very common in Africa before colonization. I'm a Christian but I don't know what you people gain in promoting religious intolerance. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by stag: 11:14am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Arabic is not the language of any tribe in Nigeria. Whatever was written in Arabic should be written in plain Hausa, even Fulfude. Why write a language on a Nigerian legal tender that is not spoken by any tribe in Nigeria?? 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Paperwhite(m): 11:19am On Nov 10, 2020 |
These inscriptions on the currency, Nigerian Army logo & other symbols of our national identity should be remove. 1 Like |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Fahdiga(m): 11:38am On Nov 10, 2020 |
What do you expect from a puppet like Emefiele who doesn't know his left from his right. Efulefu |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Nwaotu10(m): 11:39am On Nov 10, 2020 |
Good morning, mr charge and bail. They will label you ipob. |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by RomanianNinja: 12:28pm On Nov 10, 2020 |
Hmmm. Only God knows why Arabic was used |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by spy24(m): 12:45pm On Nov 10, 2020 |
All this one's na minor issues |
Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by Stalwert: 1:00pm On Nov 10, 2020 |
[s] stag:[/s] Ignorance is a disease, any Arabian who reads the Arabic on the Naira won't understand what it means because it is a localised form of arabic called ajami. Before the English people came, the Hausas had derived the ajami for writing in Hausa language. Anyway you can spend 5s,10s and 20s if the ajami script written affects your mental condition.
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Re: CBN Opposes Bid To Remove Arabic From Naira Note by plessis: 1:06pm On Nov 10, 2020 |
limeta: Islam is a religion of bloodshed, paedophilia, bestiality and hypocrisy. 2 Likes 1 Share |
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