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February 20, 2023

Naira scarcity: I’m suffering, my family can not cook – Orji Kalu

Orji Kalu

By Miftaudeen Raji

The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu said his family he and his family have been faced with the challenge of cash scarcity, adding that his could not get enough money to cook recently.

Kalu disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s programme, The 2023 Verdict on Monday.

“You can see the policy is right but I don’t keep money in my house. I am suffering.

“The other day, my house manager told my wife in Abuja that we have no money to cook food. My wife was virtually roaming around and we feed over 250 people every day. It is a problem to me and to everybody.”

Kalu lamented the scarcity of the naira owing to the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

The former Abia State governor rued the scarcity of banknotes following the CBN’s currency redesign policy.

Recall that the Supreme Court ruled that the old N1,000, N500, and N200 banknotes were still valid.

But, President Muhammadu Buhari last week only extended the usage of the N200 notes till April 10, 2023, rendering others as non-legal tenders.

The move angered several governors especially those of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, who maintain that the old banknotes should be used in their states.

Kalu said he would have obeyed the Supreme Court’s order on the naira notes if he were the Nigerian president.

He said, “This is why if I am in the position of the Mr President as I have told you before, I will listen to the Supreme Court judgement. The Supreme Court to me, whether they are right or wrong, Mr President should obey the law and ask his Attorney General to put a review to the Supreme Court.”

The senator representing Abia North, however, said the cash crunch won’t affect his party – APC’s – chances of winning the presidential election.

continue deceiving yourself...when.you go to the most expensive malls and buy all you want with an ATM card which you must have funded for your domestic staff to go shopping... POLITICANS lie alot

Another criminal who should be hanging from a noose is boldly saying his family can't feed. Nonsense

The suffering will continue in your life Amen

Ur family can't cook... who u dey deceive... we understand all una pranks.... na policy that will after politicians would have affected the masses 10times or more before affecting them once. Don't believe anything that comes out of the mouth of a politician cos probability that there is no truthfulness in it is very high

Imagine this fool who is romancing a dead wood like Tinubu to be a president, Tinubu is the major cause of this currency problem, Tinubu stole money Tru bullion van during last election

Another APC chartalan

May nature, life, and the spirits answer this prayer of yours...

Imagine! You feed 250 people every day and probably need 1k to feed them. People who this policy affect the most are those who take public transport and go to open markets.

If OUK is actually feeding 250 people every day, then he won't be spending less than 40 - 60k every day. In that case, you must be buying from a seller who accepts transfers because nobody should expect anyone to hand that money in cash at this time.

Only piiggiiddioootts are suffering and smiling at this time just because they think Tinubu is being targeted.

Piiggiidiotts amaka

Keep decieving yourself and who ever believes this crap must be a lunatic

LION KING

This one that just promised Mater dei catholic cathedral 1m every month for the next five months is here talking nonsense. He is the only Igbo urchin that I know.

Na that suffer go kee you