The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari never told the Attorney General and the Central Bank of Nigeria to defy the Supreme Court order on the old naira notes of N500 and N1, 000 denominations.
According to a statement issued by the presidency via its Twitter handle yesterday, President Buhari said that at no time did he instruct the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) and the CBN Governor to disobey any court orders involving the government and other parties.
The statement read in part: The directive of the President, following the meeting of the Council of State, is that the Bank must make available for circulation all the money that is needed, and nothing has happened to change the position.
It is an established fact that the President is an absolute respecter of the judicial process and the authority of the courts.
He has done nothing in the last eight or so years to act in any way to obstruct the administration of justice, cause a lack of confidence in the administration of justice, or otherwise interfere with or corrupt the courts, and there is no reason whatsoever that he should do so now when he is getting ready to leave office.
The statement further noted that The CBN has no reason not to comply with court orders on the excuse of waiting for directives from the President.
President Buhari has also rejected the impression that he lacks compassion, saying that no government in our recent history has introduced policies to help economically marginalised and vulnerable groups like the present administration.
