WE WERE NOT ASKED TO DEFY SUPREME COURT ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT - MALAMI AND CBN

Malami or CBN Governor were not asked by President Buhari to disobey a Supreme Court decision, according to the Presidency.

In response to some public concerns that President Muhammadu Buhari did not respond to the Supreme Court's ruling on the issue of the N500 and N1,000 old currency notes, the Presidency wants to make it absolutely clear that he never told the Attorney General or the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria to ignore any court orders involving the government or other parties.

Since the President's inauguration in 2015. He has never instructed anyone to disobey court decisions because he firmly believes that democracy cannot be practiced without the rule of law, and his administration has remained committed to this idea.

The Presidency wants to make it very clear that President Buhari has not knowingly or intentionally interfered with or obstructed the administration of justice in light of the continuing, passionate debate surrounding the legitimacy of the old currency notes.

Since the President does not micromanage, he or she won't interfere with the Attorney General's or the CBN Governor's ability to carry out their responsibilities in full compliance with the law. In any case, it is uncertain at this point if the two of them willfully disobeyed the apex court's orders.

Nothing has occurred to alter the President's direction that the Bank must make all the required funds available for circulation following the Council of State meeting.

It is well known that the President has the utmost regard for the legal system and the courts' authority. He hasn't taken any actions over the past eight or so years to impede the administration of justice, undermine public trust in the justice system, or otherwise meddle with or corrupt the courts, and there is absolutely no reason for him to start doing so now that he is about to leave office.

As no court order of any kind has been issued or aimed at the President, the opposition's negative campaign and individualized attacks on him, as well as those of all kinds of critics, are unfair and wrong.

As no court order of any kind has been issued or aimed at the President, the opposition's negative campaign and individualized attacks on him, as well as those of all kinds of critics, are unfair and wrong.