The Presidency on Friday said there are no plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to extend his government beyond May 29, 2023, or install an interim government.
A statement signed by Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu read on Friday;
Let us clearly, specifically and emphatically state that there is absolutely no truth to the claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is working towards an interim government or even worse, the truncation of democracy- democracy that he has helped to keep alive not only here at home, in West Africa but throughout the continent.
According to Shehu, the talk of an interim government and truncation of democracy is way off the mark.
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The statement further read;
Those who peddle it stand to gain nothing—nothing at all—but the creation of panic and the incitement of the public against the federal government.
It described the narrative as a dangerous dimension by “people who are afraid that they may lose their elections.”
Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports making the rounds that it has authorized deposit money banks to collect the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes.
In a statement by CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications Osita Nwanisobi on Friday, the apex bank said the apex is only reissuing and recirculating the old N200 banknotes which is expected to circulate as legal tender up to April 10, 2023, in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive.
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The CBN advised the public to disregard any message and/or information not formally released by the bank on this subject.
It also advised media practitioners to endeavour to verify any information from the correct sources before publication.
