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Buhari goes to Saudi Arabia, prays for naira to appreciate, banditry to end
President Muhammadu Buhari has entered Saudi Arabia with a brief stopover at Madinah where he observed his evening prayers and engaged in intense prayers, for the appreciation of naira and security all over Nigeria and the world at large.
President Muhammadu Buhari has entered Saudi Arabia with a brief stopover at Madinah where he observed his evening prayers and engaged in intense prayers, for the appreciation of naira and security all over Nigeria and the world at large.
More so, the president who had earlier been received at the Prince Muhammad Abdulaziz Airport, Madinah by the Deputy Governor of the Region, Prince Sa’ud Al-Faisal spent quality time at the Mosque of the Holy Prophet Muhammed, Islam’s second holiest, engaging in prayers and recitation of the Holy Qur’an.
In a letter signed by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President
“Buhari and the delegation prayed for the well-being of the nation and its people and for the full restoration of peace and security in Nigeria and around the globe. Prayers for the economy, ravaged by the pandemic to fully recover for the benefit of the nation and its people were also offered.
“The President will later on in the evening proceed to Makkah for the performance of the Umrah (lesser Hajj).”
Meanwhile, in another news, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised Nigerians to be wary of fraudsters who have been posting fraudulent messages relating to the eNaira launched recently.
“In effect, the bank is not disbursing eNaira currency to citizens,’’ said Osita Nwanisobi, Director, Corporate Communications, said in a statement posted on the bank’s website on Wednesday.
“Following the formal launch of the eNaira on Monday, October 25, the attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to criminal and illegal activities of some individuals and a fraudulent Twitter handle, @enaira_cbdc purported to belong to the bank,” said the CBN statement.
“The impostor handle and fraudulent persons have been posting messages related to the eNaira with the intent of wooing unsuspecting Nigerians with claims that the Central Bank of Nigeria, among other falsities, is disbursing the sum of 50 billion eNaira currency.”
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