espect our national flag, we should respect the naira as well.
usatimes.cc 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.
Dr Isaac Okorafor, the
CBN Director of Corporate Communication, made the appeal at a programme tagged
“CBN Fair’’ on
usanews.cc Thursday in Osogbo.
Okorafor said the way
and manner people were abusing the naira was a source of concern to the apex
bank.
Represented by Mr Samuel
Okogbue, an Assistant Director in the bank, Okorafor said the naira was a
symbol of nationh
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ood 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.
“It is sad the way and
manner people are abusing the naira by way of writing on it, spraying it at a
party or squeezing it.”
Okorafor appealed to
Nigerians to always handle the naira with care and keep it safe and neat.
Speaking on complaints
by some customers on arbitrary deductions on their accounts, he advised them to
always ask questions whenever they noticed any abnormally or activities on
their accounts.
“The provision of the
revised guide on bank charges is that banks are required to provide their
customers free statements of account on a monthly basis.
“This means you have a
right to get your monthly statement of account from your bank at no cost,’’
Okorafor said.
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