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When the United Nations endorsed a referendum in Sudan to end the intractable civil war in the North African country, it was obvious that “the wild oats sown in your younger days had made an awful harvest in our autumn of life.”

SINCE the thirty-six state governors came together and formed a group known as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, and inaugurated it in April 1999, they have been very strong and spoke vehemently with one voice on national issues.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) shared N1.786 billion among its six Area Councils as part of its share of the Federation Account Allocation and the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).

Indications emerged at the weekend that more trouble may be in stock for Professor Barth Nnaji, the erstwhile Minister of Power, who left office in a dramatic way last Tuesday as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is mounting intense pressure for a thorough investigation of his tenure as the Minister of Power.

Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr Sunday Ola Makinde, says the police lack adequate attention to confront the current security challenges in the country.

The decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will certainly lead to hyper inflation. From experience, whenever such exercise was embarked upon, items hitherto sold at the price of coins will jump to naira price or currency note because nobody, either seller or buyer wants to transact business with coins. So, if the currency note is two hundred naira (N200), automatically, the price of the least sold item will invariably be sold at two hundred naira.

Apostle Hayford Alile, the Spiritual Leader of St. Joseph’s Chosen Church of God, (International), is the former Director General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is of the opinion that the N5000 note is not and should not be Nigerians priority. According to him, the CBN research institute is the best institute in the world and it should be handled with care.

First and foremost ,I think it is ill advised and the Central Bank of Nigeria has come up with contradicting policies. I say so because we are pushing the cash less society policy already, and it took time for Nigerians to accept the cashless policy and they have adjusted to that and are loving it.

Again, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido has come under serious attack following his proposed plans to introduce N5,000 note and coining of lower denomination. However a panoramic view of Sanusi’s previous policies since he mount the saddle of the CBN, shows, that the Moslem scholar has never had smooth ride.

Since the CBN announced plans to introduce N5, 000 note and coining of lower denominatrions of N5 , N10 and N20, Nigerians appear to go weird over the policy.