Pipefitter:

There is a reason all past and current CBN governor has background in finance, economics and not law. A supreme court judge in his highly decorated office will never understand the mathematics of managing a country's economy in a billion years. They should only concentrate on interpreting the law. The CBN governor is acting on his mandate and backed by the president. Let me remind you that Nigerians will hold the president and the CBN governor responsible for the economy and not a bunch of robed corrupt individuals. Finally l, if you think the decision lies with the supreme court, feel free to accept old 500 and 1000 naira note. Peace!

unclejb2:
send me an email.... uchesampson2020@gmail.com

SaintNegro77:
He has already override supreme Court judgement. Don't play with a general in the army. Tinubu should go and hug transformer.

femisplash:

Stop talking like an illiterate, SC has jurisdiction over matters brought before it by the state government against the federal government and if it doesn't, it will refer the matter back to the lower court.

Mr literate under the CBN act does the supreme court pose the jurisdiction to entertain, decide and direct the principles of the Central Bank of any Country, why did the governors refused to join the CBN in their suit

advanceDNA:


Lol....checkmate?? You are talking theory...
Its like u are not in nigeria.... did the supreme court just wake up?? With all the injustice in this land....

Both emefiele and the supreme court reports to the commander in cheif......

One mistake....the commander in cheif appoints the head of the apex court and sorts all of them with ghana must go...

...so we are just deceiving ourselves in this country when supreme court was giving court order to override the President's initial order...

it was a dead on arrival court order

DeLaRue:
If this happens in the US, proceedings to impeach a president that defies the Supreme Court would be swift.

People don't seem to understand that in undermining the Supreme Court, this President has set a very dangerous precedent that goes to the very roots of the country's legitimacy as a constitutional entity. Other Presidents are likely to do same in future.

Once the Supreme Court is defenestrated, we are on the road reckless lawlessness.

Foreign investors will look at the disregard for even the Supreme Court & say to themselves, Nigeria?, no, thank you, we would rather invest in another country where Court rulings affecting our contractual and property rights will be respected.

DeLaRue:
If this happens in the US, proceedings to impeach a president that defies the Supreme Court would be swift.

People don't seem to understand that in undermining the Supreme Court, this President has set a very dangerous precedent that goes to the very roots of the country's legitimacy as a constitutional entity. Other Presidents are likely to do same in future.

Once the Supreme Court is defenestrated, we are on the road reckless lawlessness.

Foreign investors will look at the disregard for even the Supreme Court & say to themselves, Nigeria?, no, thank you, we would rather invest in another country where Court rulings affecting our contractual and property rights will be respected.

General029:
I think Mr. President should have allowed all currency denominations remain legal tender at least till after Supreme Court's judgement come Feb 22
He acknowledged the case being in court but overlooked the apex court earlier ruling declaring old notes as legal tender until it says otherwise.

Separation of power in 9ja should be reviewed

Buddha3:


I know I am.

I'm just sneering at the fact that you and your kind are only singling out this one instance to complain over, when some of us have been on this since 2016.

Buhari has disregarded the Judiciary from his very first day in office, and his supporters have cheered him on through the years. He succeeded in crippling the legislature and turning the lawmakers to "yes men" and his supporters relished in the euphoria, claiming the Bukola Saraki led legislature was a tool against good governance.

Now the man is brazenly rubbishing the sanctity of the Supreme Court because he knows the judges that sit therein, are merely commodities for the highest bidder. You cannot know a dog more than its owner. Even if the apex court overrides this his decision on the 22nd, Buhari will rubbish their judgement without uttering any words to that effect. It is that bad!

The Supreme Court has long traded her supremacy for financial gains and the executive arm of government has been the major beneficiary. So make them follow chop dust! There's a reason Walter Onnoghen was unceremoniously ousted as the CJN, and we're all witnesses to the reasons why.

VEHINTOLAR:
It's funny how some people have suddenly become supporters of Buhari over night ! It's even more appalling to know that these are the same people calling on the United Nations,Amnesty International, United States,Israel etc to come and 'arrest' Buhari for disobeying the Supreme Court ruling that granted freedom to Nnamdi Kanu ! Mr Buhari's broadcast this morning is nothing but the very height of executive rascality and a blatant disrespect for the rule of law.. How dare Mr Buhari,I mean from where did he derive such power to so disrespectfully overrule the Supreme Court 's injunction on a case that's still pending in court ?!

Buhari and Emefiele do not have the interests of ordinary Nigerians at hearts regarding the current cashless and currency redesign policy;rather,it is a tool employed to cause political turmoil and unrest across the country. This nonsense the duo of Buhari and Emefiele are doing is never going to work and they know it ! They are only pushing Nigeria to a state of anarchy; already lives are being lost across the count

Why Buhari is pushing Nigeria towards the path of a major crisis,one that's capable of burning this country down,should be a major concern to all well meaning Nigerians

Jashub:
Buhari should ignore the supreme court and its corrupt decision. For years there was scarcity and many of these governors who are now suing the federal government didn't care about the masses , but since they know this decision runs contrary to their political advantages they are willing to run their own parallel rule of law irrespective of what the FG say

Enceladus:


The bolded makes me laugh LOL...

Angelfrost:


Jubilation?!! Where exactly did you see me jubilant?!

I am merely offended by the hypocrisy of most of you!

This government has been doing things that have been making life difficult for the citizens since they took over, but most of you have been supporting and backing them!

Suddenly, you are against them and you expect me to do what?!! Join you?!! Clap for you?!!

Abeg rest!!!

femisplash:

Stop talking like an illiterate, SC has jurisdiction over matters brought before it by the state government against the federal government and if it doesn't, it will refer the matter back to the lower court.

DeLaRue:
If this happens in the US, proceedings to impeach a president that defies the Supreme Court would be swift.

People don't seem to understand that in undermining the Supreme Court, this President has set a very dangerous precedent that goes to the very roots of the country's legitimacy as a constitutional entity. Other Presidents are likely to do same in future.

Once the Supreme Court is defenestrated, we are on the road reckless lawlessness.

Foreign investors will look at the disregard for even the Supreme Court & say to themselves, Nigeria?, no, thank you, we would rather invest in another country where Court rulings affecting our contractual and property rights will be respected.

SaintNegro77:
He has already override supreme Court judgement. Don't play with a general in the army. Tinubu should go and hug transformer.

Juicypamela:
Adegboruwa Senior Advocate of Nonsense

What buhari says stand


#200 is for the poor

SaintNegro77:
He has already override supreme Court judgement. Don't play with a general in the army. Tinubu should go and hug transformer.

derecho:
But his stance on #Endsars was wrong?

Juicypamela:
Adegboruwa Senior Advocate of Nonsense

What buhari says stand


#200 is for the poor

Mopolchi:
Bubu no send una useless court.

I wan ask say na dis baba wey dey carry him walking stick up during national anthem wan rule us ni, olorun maje!

DeLaRue:
If this happens in the US, proceedings to impeach a president that defies the Supreme Court would be swift.

People don't seem to understand that in undermining the Supreme Court, this President has set a very dangerous precedent that goes to the very roots of the country's legitimacy as a constitutional entity. Other Presidents are likely to do same in future.

Once the Supreme Court is defenestrated, we are on the road reckless lawlessness.

Foreign investors will look at the disregard for even the Supreme Court & say to themselves, Nigeria?, no, thank you, we would rather invest in another country where Court rulings affecting our contractual and property rights will be respected.

treesun:

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has described the announcement by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that only the old N200 banknote remains legal tender while the old N500 and N1,000 notes are not as a contempt of court.

According to the lawyer-cum-activist, the president cannot overrule the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

The PUNCH reports that 10 state governors — Kaduna, Kogi, Zamfara, Katsina, Lagos, Cross River, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo and Sokoto —have dragged the Federal Government to the Supreme Court over the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, which introduced new N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes and directed the old notes ceased to be legal tender from February 10, 2023.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court adjourned the suit to February 22, 2023.

Buhari in a nationwide address on Thursday morning announced that the old N200 note remains legal tender till April 10 but the old N500 and N1,000 notes are not.

Reacting, Adegoruwa, in a statement on Thursday morning, faulted the president, saying he flouted the principle of the separation of powers.

He said, “There is separation of powers in a democracy.

“Under section 235 of the 1999 Constitution, the Supreme Court is the final authority in legal pronouncements in Nigeria.

“Under section 287(1) of the Constitution, the President is statutorily obliged to obey, enforce and give effect to the decision of the Supreme Court.

“Section 287(1) of the 1999 Constitution:

“(1) The decisions of the Supreme court shall be enforced in any part of the Federation by all authorities and persons, and by courts with subordinate jurisdiction to that of the supreme Court.”

Adegoruwa added that the president’s broadcast is “sad for our democracy.”

He added, “Since he already admitted that the matter is subjudice, the President should not have proceeded to vary the order of the Supreme Court.

“The president and indeed the executive should not give the impression that citizens can brazenly disregard lawful orders of any court, as that will only encourage anarchy and lawlessness.


“It amounts to executive rascality and brazen disregard and contempt of the Supreme Court, for the President to separate the denomination of the old notes for legality. It is not open to the President to choose which portion of the order of the Supreme Court that will be obeyed.

“The President should reverse his directive and add the N500 and N1000 old notes, failing which the Supreme Court should overrule the directive of the President in on February 22 when the case comes up.”

https://punchng.com/buharis-broadcast-contempt-of-court-adegboruwa/

Alexbio:


Is the President and CBN Governor greater than the Supreme Court of Nigeria?
A contempt to Supreme Court proceedings of any country is a contempt to her sovereignty.
I'm also enjoying this APC game because it's helping us to uncover faceless and ruthless opportunists on ballots plus their hopeless devotes
Go and check the CBN constitutions on Naira redesign not before joining ur peers in eating poison on the table of ur supposed enemies, ok.
Try to stay woke nigga cuz, your consciousness is in the mud