President Muhammadu Buhari has finally come out to speak on the naira crunch by saying that he didn’t direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to disobey the Supreme Court order on old notes extension.

The supreme court had ruled that the old N1000,5000 naira notes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023.

But Buhari said since he was sworn into office in 2015, he has never directed anyone to defy court orders.

The President stated that he was not responsible for the naira scarcity in the country, stressing that the CBN has no reason not to comply with court orders on the excuse of waiting for directives from him.

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.