The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has appealed to Nigerians to stop defacing the naira, describing it as a national identity and symbol, which must be kept neat.
Isaac Okorafor, the CBN Director of Corporate Communication, made the appeal at a programme tagged “CBN Fair’’ on Thursday in Osogbo. Okorafor said the way and manner people abuse the naira has become a source of concern to the apex bank.
Represented by Mr Samuel Okogbue, an Assistant Director in the bank, Okorafor said the naira is a symbol of nationhood which must be respected. We don’t have any other currency than the naira and we must respect it. The naira is our identity, pride and symbol of nationhood and we must handle it with care.
“Don’t spray it, write on it but rather respect it. Abusing the naira is a criminal offence which attracts penalty. Just the way we respect our national flag, we should respect the naira as well. Read more