₦airaland Forum

Parachoko:
Even the World Bank don warn Nigeria government about this policy

People who reflect, people who read the room always knew it will come to this. If you look at the amount of old to new bank notes, it's like 98 to 1. It's utterly inconceivable that the country can function at this moment without people transacting with the old notes.

It is only a hapless fool that will insist on the February 10 deadline like the CBN has done, and a stupid idiot that will tell the people to endure the hardship. This is just absolute madness by the FG and CBN.

All the fuckiing major political parties like Labour, APC, and PDP will still buy votes come February 25. They'll do anything to win. Buying vote is not the most worse things they could do to gain an advantage.

BigYash:
I hope upper boys pays police back for those lives lost.. You cant put citizens in hardship and send security operatives to kill them..

Why you no go pay police for the lives lost? You no get hand? They'll be on the internet talking absolutely rubbish and supporting violence they cannot perpetrate themselves.

Hendrixky:
They have

They sold it to highest bidders
They sold it to politicians

Let me tell you Nigerians are corrupt more than our politicians

Not only destroying the bank
They should bring out those bank managers and torture them

You no get hand? Bank you dey your area? You no get mind? Why you no go turture them?

And you go dey lament for a safe and secure country another day.

They will overstep the line like they always do. Exactly the same behaviour during the endsars protest. Destroyed innocent people's properties under the canopy of protestations.

No be only Una no fit collect money for bank.

Georgry:


Here in Auchi, old naira is still accepted everywhere, I withdraw 10k old naira yesterday from pos and I spent about 8k in the market same yesterday, make una dey play.

Hehe. My old boy they enter Auchi come find old notes, him no gree see. Me self, na 2K remain. I go enter places tonight to withdraw old or new notes. Yet to see one single person reject the old notes from me or any other person.

Business people want to make their daily money, rejecting the only available money (old notes) is same as closing shop for now... And no business person wants that!

Agadinaagwuofe:
The simple explanation is the owner of the shop is a victim like everyone else. His bank informed him they were not going to collect old notes from him and he decided to make amends to avoid him incurring a lot of losses. So if the Governor is fair he should have directed his force and hammer on the causative agent and not citizens reacting to adaptive features. Again Emefiele isn't the cause, Buhari action shows he is the one that approves and orchestrated the policy and Emefiele is only obeying his boss, I mean Buhari can sack Emefiele or reverse the whole policy if he feels Emefiele advised him wrongly or pushed out unfavourable policy but you know what is happening? Buhari is in court to defend it. The policy has it's merits and demerits and even though the implementation failed , it is only political stooges that plays ostrich will keep calling out Emefiele when they know he is only surbodinate to his Boss.

I agree the supermarket is a victim like most private entities, so they are expected to take measures to protect their interest. However, rejecting the Naira at this moment under the excuse of CBN directive is naive, especially when you are big enough that word will get out to local authorities in a state with vested interest.

Yes, it's certain that Buhari's government is behind the policy. But the CBN knows its own capacity and the challenges they are facing, does it look like they are advising the FG to extend the deadline to allow them phase out the old notes effectively? No. They are very much behaving like it's Feb 10 or Feb 15 and nothing else. Despite the reality on ground.

It was always ambitious for our government to think they can phase out old notes in less than 6 months. I have nothing against the policy - but it hurts the common people even more than the politicians they are targeting.

chudez0147:
She doesn't look her age. She look matured.
Besides I don't see my question as weird . The man was just being over protective. He later started telling us many stories on how over protectiveness could have taken his life .

Whether the man became friendly with you afterwards is beside the point. I know you won't take heed because you don't see things like some of us do.

See the bolded! "She look matured"... matured for what, if I may ask?

That your statement actually suggests you are complimenting the appearance of a 13 year old girl in a sexual context. Many people will find that creepy, keep your opinion to yourself.

komzy589:
And what if your husband is as possessive of his male children not to leave them alone with you! If you have a husband at all, putting him in this context is so disrespectful.

Nah, people like her cannot see beyond their noses. A presenter on TV said something similar on air - talk about the wisdom of overprotective mamas living in their delusion.

I feel sorry for the man. To be spoken of like this without reason and looked at as a sexual predator without cause must be soul-killing. Perhaps, that's the peck of being a husband to mother of the year.

chudez0147:
Some father over protect their children.
Last month I was in a garden I met a man and two other teenagers seated in the same garden. When the teenagers left, I approached the man who should be around 50years old.

Me : good morning sir. Please those teens are they your children or siblings

The man : why do you ask ?

Me: I like the girl . She is beautiful.

The man : my daughter? I'll call for your arrest right now. And I mean it.

Me : ah! What for ? I only asked a harmless question.

The man : she is just 13, and about to go to school. If anything happen to her.
He brought out his phone and was trying to call for my arrest

Me: hmmm! You just told me she is 13 , if I had insisted that I like her after that then I think you have the right to call for my arrest.

He then walked to my colleague to report me. And they told him there's nothing wrong with what I did.. I only asked a question.

The man: oh! You are all the same . Am a pastor, I just finished 40days fasting , I could have just cursed you the moment you turn after asking me the question.

Please de 0!

Actually, it's people like you that the lady is unfairly grouping with every other man out there.

What in the God's name would make you approach a total stranger and start complimenting his 13 year old daughter's physical (beauty) features? How can that be the topic of discussion you would want to have with a 50 year old father? Something is very wrong with you.

For your sake, quit that odd approach of randomly talking about little girl's appearance because it can easily get misconstrued.

(Me to go even report you to your colleagues because I don't expect them to be any bright than you)

A really sad situation and turn of events. Hard to hear your daughter was molested and keep cool. Damn.

LilMissFavvy:
I thought there is always a teacher in every school bus, and the teacher is dropped after all the children have reached their different homes? Arrest the proprietor and the teacher who left the bus. Never leave a female child alone with a Nigerian man, even if it's her father, but some people will not hear.

After speaking sensibly, what would warrant the bolded statement? Even if you're speaking from personal experience, that's a completely unacceptable conclusion to arrive at.

tete7000:
The court injunction is not binding on them but on central Bank, they were not joined as a defendant in the case. They are individuals running private businesses and when cbn says there is no extension you don't expect them to ignore that. What if they collect the old notes and the banks refused to collect them from them, who loses? Ganduje or the supermarket?
The state has no right to close their business for the fact that they are trying to protect their business. The state should rather get cbn to adhere to court ruling and formally extend the deadline set. This is abuse of power on the part of the state. I hope they are willing to close all the banks in the state too if they refuse to collect the old notes from customers while waiting for cbn to make pronouncement?

(Though unfortunate) but in a CBN Vs Supreme Court scenario, who are you expected to follow? The AGF even said the government will respect the court's pronouncement. That means the status of the old notes remain the same until Feb 15.

This supermarket are effectively rejecting the legal tender of Nigeria by rejecting the old notes - that's where the Kano State government comes in.

Even though the supermarket is a private business that will seek to safeguard their interest, they should read the room better. If they open their doors and reject old notes, that's effectively shutting out 90 percent of their buyers because the overwhelming majority ONLY have the old notes even as I write. And how many people dey use online banking for buying Omo, soap or peak milk?

Instead of naively siding with the CBN's cockooland policies, the supermarket should have closed shop for now. There's a cost to opening shop and would gain little if they don't accept old notes. They won't attract the state government if they decide not to open themselves. That's how they protect their interest.

Agadinaagwuofe:
Seriously, there is something inherently with some Nigerians as regards to rule of law and their basic rights. Can you imagine the nonsense a governor did and people are showing support tomorrow when their rights are stamped upon they cry blue murder.
Tell me what the owner suppose to do. Banks informed him they were not going to collect old money from him and he in turn decided not to caught up in the power play by not accepting from customers. Do the governor wants him to bear the losses? Are businesses not open to make profit? let him go and arrest banks that have shut down and stop collecting the money. Every business owner has the RIGHTS to determine WHO AND WHOM TO SELL and WHAT CAN BE USED AS EXCHANGE as long as it is legally registered and not violating any existing rule or policy. This is crass dictatorship but unfortunately the courts are not there to help or give justice to common man. Sometimes when whites mock Africans these are kind of the news that supports that.

Ah, the so called white or any other discerning individual will recognise that the madness didn't start with the actions of Kano state government. Rather, it began when an incompetent Emefiele and his cronies at CBN decided to bite off more than it can chew.

Didn't you recognise the mockery when despite the ratio of old to new Naira notes being at 98:2, even at this very Feb 13, the alternate-reality living CBN are still insisting on an already due Feb 10 as deadline for old notes deposition?

Is it not mockery to your intelligence when the CBN, after admitting facing unprecedented challenges, including their inability to print new notes because of lack of printing papers, were still insisting Feb 15 as the last day for legally spending old notes? No be madness be that?

A bit rich to leave all that out only to start crying for a supermarket who are effectively rejecting a legal tender going by the Supreme Court's intervention.

The overwhelming majority of Nigerians only possess the old notes, if the supermarket insist on only collecting new notes, I see no need opening their doors to the public for now. They can remain closed by choice. Cashless policy no mean say we go dey buy 50 Naira Omo with bank transfers.

Spaxon:
They should accept Old Currencies and who'll get it back from them.

Not like they've got a special entry to the bank.
Not like the bank are accepting old notes again

If that's the case, they actually lose nothing by being forced to shutdown for now... The overwhelming majority of Nigerians can ONLY transact with old notes in their possession, no be everybody be Emefiele, his family, or cronies at CBN way get access to CBN's audio printing press.

figment232:
Where

Everywhere - even in your very own locality.

Abi you wan say you have more new notes than old notes in your own possession? If so, you're probably a banker, a government official, or somebody with means to CBN vaults.

Majority of Nigerians ke, Maybe Emefiele, CBN and their naive sympatizers now constitute majority of Nigerians.

In Edo, Auchi and environs precisely, I've transacted using old notes with bikemen, supermarkets, petty traders, POS attendants, fuel stations, as recently as today, NOT one person has refused or even hesitated to collect them.

The ratio of old to new notes in my vicinity is like 98:2, and I suspect that's the same situation everywhere else in the country. People saying there's mass rejection of the old currency are either lying outrightly or exaggerating the true state of things.

After CBN's admission of facing unprecedented challenges, including scarcity of printing papers, this phasing out of the old currencies can be rightly described as complete and outer shambles. Hence, I'd really question the sanity of Emefieles, his cronies at CBN and their newfound supporters if they think the old notes can possibly seize to be a legal tender after February 15.

Ologundudu2020:
Extending means the suffering is for nothing

What's the suffering originally for, if I may ask? Some average politicians vying for president?

aylipple:
Someone's post made FP some few days ago wherein he alluded that Nigerians have a comprehension problem; reading through some of the comments on this thread, he wasn't far off the mark.

... And an astonishing lack of discernment. It's a real pity.

Bunch of dumb fuckks.

Under Tuchel, Chelsea's only problem was that we didn't score enough goals. But we were very solid and could keep the ball against the best sides - because Tuchel knew Kovacic and Jorginho were our best central midfielders.

I never understand potter thinking players like Gallagher and Zakaria are good enough central midfield players. They are not intelligent on the ball and certainly not compose. Don't play Gallagher in central. He's not good enough.

meedoLock:
Oh! This is constructive enough, but don't you think it's wrong of her to demand money from me when we are even yet to meet officially? Yes I might not fit in to the level of her financial thirst yet but she obviously made it look money stuff.

She's all about the money, but that's not necessarily the biggest red flag. Odds are she doesn't give one cent what you think of her. Beyond your money, she doesn't see anything worth cherishing in you. She doesn't care about the way she may come across. Only high value women should have the effrontery to think that way. The question is: is she a high value woman?

Has she mentioned how she will provide value yet? I guess not. Because the entitled thinks by their presence, they are already doing you a favour associating with you.

Blessedmercy8:
By the way, what makes you think you can roll with someone who's using an iphone when you are using an android phone?

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iPhone is a symbol of status for small-minded folks. All it takes to own an iPhone nowadays is to become a fool, even against all reason.

Wait oh, never knew so many people have had cause to remove their teeth. Some have even removed up to 4 tooth. Una still get teeth for mouth so?

Seriously, what's the cause of most of y'alls dentist visitations or problems, is it lifestyle choices or the foods you eat?

I've seen ear and eye specialists over the years , don't wanna add no fuckiing dentist to the list

phoebelove:
Real

Wow!

I can't because I don't have sexual attraction for women with a bit of muscles, talkless of hulk Hogan and The Rock in female clothing.


But for all the riches of the world? That'd be tempting . I reckon with some alcohol and weed (even though I don't take both normally), I'd be able to fulfill my bedroom obligations as a husband/boyfriend

(PS: I just took a sneak at those pics again, I don't think I can mhen. I'll have nightmares anytime I sleep )

If you rely on the men to finance your lifestyle, who will the men rely on?

Instead of you and your Tiktok mentor demanding 'scrumbs' from men, what's stopping you from eating directly from the source - like the men do?

Are these real or photoshopped?

Call a spade a spade.

Those shape-shifting amoebas will never leave goalposts one see side.

Reading this, you'll realise the majority of people who call others narcissists don't know shitt about what they're talking about.

Bluezy13:
You're right bro, you are right.


Especially your last sentence.

Slick.

Celebrities:

They meet up, they post on Facebook.
The kiss, they tweet it on Twitter.
They engage, they sing on radios
They call off wedding or divorce, they rant on Instagram.

When she came out guns blazing like that, the public loved her and hated (drag) Alex. Because the first to complain always has public sympathy.

I always thought she said too much that time. And worse still, she left so many rooms for people to speculate about the reasons for their breakup and Alex as a person.

Always better to keep things diplomatic in public. She could have called off that wedding and make it seem like they both came to that decision. Atleast now, if Alex decide to take her back, he won't have to worry about what people will say, except his family.

Alex Ekubo lost cred when you left him. He's going to lose cred if he accepts you back, both in the eyes of family and unforgiving internet - cause you be reactor who can't keep your private business private.



PS: I do respect her courage though. It takes courage to do a 360 like this. Even calling off the wedding was boss move. She's got balls, I will give her that.

DestinyGlory:
I recently went on a date with a man who says once he gets married he won’t be expecting to enter the kitchen the way he currently does but wants to split bills with me. I prioritize flexibility, team work & ability to flex stereotypical gender roles so much in a partnership. That’s when a woman can support the home when her husband doesn’t have a job without being disrespectful. Or a man can do home chores without thinking he’s “helping” his wife but sees it as what it takes to run a home.

Anyone who has rigid ideas and expectations on how a home should run is best matched with someone who has those same exact ideas.

I like this mindset. I even think it's a better and more harmonious way to balance things. No hard or fast rules, just unspoken "understanding".


But hmmm. Asking a guy to potentially take up as much domestic task as if single when a woman is in the picture, is like seeing a woman very eager to pay for rent, and utilities, and education, even when the husband is financially capable. I'm sure there are people like that, but they are few. And that's the point.

Besides, even though most day-to-day domestic obligations are in the kitchen, I'd like to believe a lot of men make themselves useful in other areas around the house regardless, no?

fatytoy333:
But in reference to his experience, so far the Nigerians he came across have impacted positively on him, and that's the positive image we are trying to promote here.

I'm happy for him for his experiences with Nigerian.

But I think the fact we are even talking about one man's positive experience with Nigerians, and how it can do wonders to the country's image, that should tell you how low the perception of the country and its people really is at the moment.

There are uncountable Nigerians working in all manner of works of life in diaspora that are having great positive impact on the system, economy of their host countries, i know of a surgeon in West Fargo, ND, a Nigerian, he's one of the best in Robotic surgery. They are all over the places bro, very honest Nigerians.

Thankgod for your honest surgeon accquitance. We we need more people like him. Unfortunately, however good they conduct themselves in their host countries, the impact back home rather negligible to non-existent. Perception is almost always the by-product of what thy hands bring forth, not vice versa.

Please let's change our mentality.

Agreed. That means we start worrying first about things we can control, like doing what's right and demanding same from those around us. Before we start falling over ourselves whenever a Ghanaian, European, or An American says something "basic" about us.

NB: Except you are non Nigerian trying to run us down as being a Nation of totally dishonest people.
#Icomeinpeace

Perhaps, the biggest issue I see with Nigerians - always so touchy and take almost every comment, especially when perceived as a criticism, like it was personal.

"I have to be a non-nigerian. Otherwise, I would have ride the ego-trip."

There has to be a WE Vs THEM angle to every opinion. You, my friend, is definitely a Nigerian.