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CloudnewsmagThe Center for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has said the Nigerian economy has lost N20 trillion as 70% of cash has been sucked away from the economy.
The Center also said that the protracted, acute cash scarcity being experienced in the country has not only crippled economic activities in the country but is now a major risk to the livelihoods of most Nigerians.
Yusuf observed that retail transactions across sectors have become nerve-wracking and distressing as payment system challenges persist. He said since the onset of the cash crisis, the Nigerian economy has lost an estimated N20 trillion.
These losses arose from the deceleration of economic activities, the crippling of trading activities, the stifling of the informal economy, the contraction in the agricultural sector, and the paralysis of the rural economy. There are also corresponding job losses in hundreds of thousands.
The CPPE said millions of citizens have slipped into penury and destitution as a result of the disruptions and tribulations perpetrated by the currency redesign policy, especially the mopping up of over 70% of cash in the economy. It said Nigerians have not been this traumatized in recent history.
In a press release by its chief executive, Dr. Muda Yusuf, the Center said the economy is gradually grinding to a halt because of the collapse of payment systems across all platforms.
He stated that the commercial banks claim that the CBN has not officially communicated the Supreme Court’s judgment to them for any actions; the President has maintained a worrying muteness on the judgment; the market women and men are waiting to hear from President Buhari or the CBN governor on the legal tender status of old currency notes.
Meanwhile, Nigerians continue to groan in the adversity inflicted by the acute cash shortage amid the rejection of old currency notes by market operators, refusal by banks to accept the old notes, silence by the presidency on the supreme court judgment; and absence of official pronouncement by the CBN on the issue.
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