Akeredolu noted that despite an existing court injunction, the old notes seem to have ceased to be legal tender in the country.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele unfit for the position.

He said Emefiele should have been removed from office when he showed interest in contesting for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The governor added that with the failed bid of Emefiele to contest the primary, he would ensure that he disrupts the 2023 polls.

Akeredolu spoke while receiving members of the Youth Directorate of the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, of the APC led by Seyi Tinubu, disclosed that the rating of the APC has drastically dropped with the naira and fuel shortages in the country.

He also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct Emefiele to reverse the naira redesign policy now, adding that the new and old notes should be allowed to co-exist.

Akeredolu noted that despite an existing court injunction, the old notes seem to have ceased to be legal tender in the country.

He said: ”We have a problem we are facing in this country today. Our rating as a party is not that favorable. Let’s not deceive ourselves. Must it be now that we will have this financial policy?

“How? Fuel and everything? Things are not easy. This policy is not right at this time. It should be reversed. Reserve it and tell CBN that we are reversing it. Let old and new notes co-exist.

“Okada, taxis , banks are not taking old notes again. There is an injunction and everyone is behaving like there is no injunction.

“We have said that this man (CBN Governor) should be removed when he contested to be President. The man is not fit for that position. A man who attempted to be President will frustrate us at this time.”

On his part, Seyi Tinubu, son of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, appreciated Akeredolu for his commitment to youth development and inclusion in the state.