Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for his disregard for the Supreme Court’s order.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Wike spoke on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by Bola Tinubu, the presidential flag-bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt.
Recall that in defiance of the Supreme Court’s ruling, Emefiele had insisted that the N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes became illegal tender following the expiration of the February 10 deadline to exchange the banknotes for the redesigned notes.
Wike was left unimpressed by the CBN boss.
The Rivers governor said: “How can you people be in government at this time, governor of a Central Bank disrespecting the Supreme Court. Where has it happened in any democracy. Governor of Central Bank thinking of whether to obey Supreme Court order. Where has it happened?
“I am not talking about Federal High Court order, not Court Of Appeal, I am talking about Supreme Court.
“Supreme Court said do not do this and everybody is folding hand begging Central Bank to obey Supreme Court order. Which country has it ever happened? When the order of Supreme Court is not obeyed, what are you telling the poor people on the street?”
