The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has appealed for more patience adding that he has seen the agitation ongoing over the new naira notes.
The CBN governor called on Nigerians to respect the laws while waiting at the bank to withdraw.
Emefiele also said that he had directed all banks to assign numbers to customers who came for withdrawal to ease the process.
”I understand the agitation and I’m begging in God’s name, we on our knees…begging people to please show understanding. They should be calm,” he said.
”In our meetings with the banks, we have told them to set up tents and chairs, give people numbers, which I’m sure some people will say it is old fashioned.
“But at this time that we’re trying to get the currency in circulation amongst everybody, people need to have numbers and they come in under a queueing arrangements that when you come in you get served, if it finishes, just be patient,” he added.
The CBN governor had observed that there is shortage of new naira note hence the warning that withdrawal may not go round each day.
”By the next day, when you come back, they will start from where they stopped. You will not be cheated.
”Let’s just be calm and adopt a good queueing system, the assurance we give is that it will eventually go round,” he maintained.
