Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has asked Kaduna residents to disregard President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that N500 and N1000 notes are no longer legal tenders. El-Rufai insisted that the old notes remain legal tender in Kaduna state and businesses that refuse to accept them will be sealed. In his national broadcast early Thursday, Buhari had declared that old N500 and N1000 were no longer valid. He, however, stated that 200 Naira notes can still be used until April 10. He had asked Nigerians to take them to the Central…
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