A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to publish details of the amount of the redesigned Naira notes disbursed to commercial banks.
The coalition, comprising of no fewer than 38 CSOs made the call at a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja.
CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on February 15 said that the billions of the redesigned notes disbursed to the commercial banks have been mopped up by some corrupt politicians.
They have asked the government to direct security and anti-graft agencies to remove the money allegedly kept in the homes and offices of the few people.
They added that to safeguard our democracy and protect the working and living conditions of Nigerians, the Federal Government should put in place measures to ensure that the suffering of the Nigerian people is eliminated and make citizens have access to cash.
They also urged the Federal Government to make available the lower denominations of the naira for the operations and convenience of citizens.
The CSOs expressed concern over the cracking down of protest adding that the culture of protest should be respected in a democracy, as it is the voice of the people
The representatives of the CSOs at the conference are; Auwal Rafsanjani, Executive Director CISLAC, Dr Tobi Okuwatoba, Head of CJID, Dr Ibrahim Zikirullahi, CEO CHRICED and Jaye Kaskiya among others.