Amid calls from different quarters for its removal, the Arabic inscription will remain on the redesigned Naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
This was disclosed by deposed Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi, whodispelled the rumour that the CBN is willing to remove the inscription.
Sanusi, who insisted that the Arabic inscription (Ajami) will not be removed from the redesigned Naira notes, said he met with the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele to discuss the situation.
Sanusi, who is also the Khalifa of the Tijaniyya Islamic sect in Nigeria claimed the CBN boss confirmed to him that the inscription will remain in the redesigned Naira notes.
Daily Report Nigeria recalls that the CBN has revealed plans to redesign, produce and circulate new N100, N200, N500, and N1000 notes by December 2022.
The announcement by the apex bank of stirred controversies from different quarters and individuals.
While the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed denied being in the now of the development, President Muhammadu Buhari interceded by confirming that he approved for the redesigning of the Naira notes.
Also, some Islamic scholars had alleged a ploy by the Federal Government to remove the Ajami inscription from the redesigned notes.
But Sanusi debunked the position of the Islamic religious leaders, advising them to seek clarification on such matters before composing misinformation for public consumption.
He said:
“There has been speculation going round about the change of some naira notes. I heard various scholars commenting, with some implying that the Ajami on the naira notes would be removed.
“I want to use this medium to authoritatively confirm to the Muslim ummah that there are no such plans.
“Since the issue came up, we have spoken to some people in the Central Bank, and they confirmed to me that such a plan is non-existent.
“When the misconception becomes widespread, I spoke to the CBN governor himself, and he also confirmed to me that there is no plan whatsoever to remove the Ajami.
“So, I want to appeal to Islamic scholars to please stop acting on unsubstantiated reports.
“I know some of the scholars making these comments are doing so without investigating the information brought to them.”
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