8 February 2023
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has commended the Supreme Court for saving the Nigerian masses and democracy by restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from implementing the February 10 deadline on the swapping of the old notes for new currency
Wike spoke during the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area
The governor stressed that the Supreme Court has through the decision proven that the judiciary is the hope of the common man.
He also commended the government of the three states that filed the suit.
Governor Wike said the Rivers State Government will join the suit against the Federal Government, noting that the PDP in the state is not in support of the policy.