The social media space has been filled with outrage after a mint merchant was spotted hawking the new Naira notes at a party.
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This is coming few days after the new notes were released into circulation.
A tweep who shared the photos on the bird app, Twitter opined that Nigerians will always find a way to get around the system.
According to him, while banks are still yet to meet the demands of customers, mint merchants have the new note in abundance to sell at parties.
He wrote: “Nigerians will always find a way to circumvent the system. New Naira notes wey banks no see disburse to customers, hawkers have in abundance to sell. New Naira notes are already being hawked at parties!!! NIGERIANS!!!!”
Reacting to the photos, many Nigerians revealed that some banks prefer to sell to the mint merchants because of the gain involved.
See reactions gathered:
chigozie_ehim1: “I have a feeling that bankers prefer to sell them in the parties and make gains. That’s the problem. These hawkers can’t get the new notes except through the banks. So do the maths. Trust me, our citizens need a serious reorientation before anything will work in our nation.”
maryboma195_: “Banks are the ones giving them .. so much corruption going on in the system”
legendary_e.e: “So the Nigerians didn’t get them via CBN etc connections? Y’all sometimes criticize the symptoms and leave the disease.”
henrycolagos: “So you people are still believe in this country, I pity those that keep saying Nigeria go better, e no go better ooooooo Nigeria na national cake ooo when you reach there cut your own make I cut my own , if you no get opportunity die for hunger”
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iamclara_theo: “And the merchants are mostly CBN staffs”
i_lotus.ceo: “This tells you that Nigeria will not work. It’s a total failed system.”
ndphil25: “They said maximum withdrawal a week is 100k, these ppl Dey carry millions. That means they will still carry millions of cash for election. Nigerians are d problem of Nigeria.how do they get the cash if not from the banks”
abujamicrobladingacademy: “These are the problems! Na the banks be the Koko problem. Na dem go give their big clients enough cash to store for house na dem go still give black market to sell..Nigeria Dey play just Dey play”
ebytexfx: “Bank managers are the ones selling it to them”
thatigalaguyng: “Who do think gave them the notes? Bihari? Abi CBN Governor it’s the same bank that doesn’t have to give you”
