The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked rumours of its plans to halt financial transactions from the 23rd to the 27th of February, 2023, ahead of the upcoming elections.

A WhatsApp message stating that the apex bank will shut down all electronic bank network between Thursday and Monday in order to prevent vote-buying went viral at the beginning of the week.

Titled, “Special report” the message read, “CBN PLANS TO SHUT DOWN FINANCIAL TRANSACTION FROM THURSDAY 23 OF FEBUARY TILL 27TH OF FEBUARY..GO AND STOCK YOUR HOME….

It said, “Anyhow you can get money between today and tomorrow, get and keep it, also whatever transfer you want to do, do it between today and tomorrow. Information I’m hearing is that, as of Thursday, bank networks will go off till Sunday or Monday, so that politicians will not be able to transfer money to anybody for vote. So buy enough food at home, do your transfer now because the next five days will be difficult please.”

Sharing a copy of the said message via its verified Instagram page on Wednesday, CBN stated that the report was false and advised the public to “beware of fake news.”

The rumours come amid the naira redesign policy and currency swap which had resulted in scarcity of cash across several regions in the country.

The past two weeks have seen queues, riots and burning of banks in several cities due to the biting effect of the policy.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/cbn-denies-plans-to-shut-down-financial-transactions-for-election/%3famp

Urchins started the rumor

Lol we know say na doz Fake News and Theory people run the news before....


They don't mind if people stop breathing on Election day just because of election....

What will be the logical reason to try such nonsense except they wan collect

The trouble of the cashless policy and new note is still very hard on the masses we are just hoping after the election thing we go back to normal

Ok.....but which of the presidential aspirant forfeited $460k to USA recently?

Urchins are very useless and brainless creatures.The agbadorians and drug sniffers are good in carrying fake news

Buhari the Master strategist..

Vote Peter Gregory Obi
Vote LP
Vote Labour Party

Yarimo handwork

He is always spreading fake news

Good

APC rumors. Confusion orchestrated by a group of questionable characters fast fading into oblivion. Come Saturday we send APC back to sender. And to all APC urchins on Nairaland thinking they are actually worth something to APC or Tinubu, I laugh in Japanese.

G

Better
Emilokan jagabandits urchins spreading false news.ur defeat is just in two days time.
How will a sane person dress up on election day and move straight to vote in an ancestor to be his president.still u will be bold enough to tell ur children there are d leaders of tomorrow.while u still vote ur great grandpas to lead u today.shame on u all

Only the mumus believe such rumours.

That would have been an economic suicide. My own be say I no understand why the new cash never still dey available

does it matter?
bank apps are ZERO
USSD is ZERO
bank website is dragged to the ground with overload.

so whats the difference?

Abeg o

Well,for your UK used and new smart tv sets and soundbars, check my signature

They should shut it down

.

Some professional


are


more wicked than


Jezebel

I knew

Knew it was fake news all along

C

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Derrickfoster1:
Urchins started the rumor

If dem shut down financial services na anarchy e go cause o

VOTE WISELY

Look at that your son and his future
Look at that your daughter and her future
Look at your aged parents and what they’ve been through in the last eight years
You whose family members were kidnapped
You whose village was ransacked by bandits
You who have been made poorer

Your destiny in the next 8 years is in your hands.

Prices hike and fuel scarcity knows no tribe or religion

VOTE WISELY

victorVIC1:
That would have been an economic suicide. My own be say I no understand why the new cash never still dey available

The druggie and urinating machine don use bullon van carry the money enter house