Nicholas Ojo
Nigerians have taken to their various social media accounts to react to the new Naira notes unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, November 23.
Most Nigerians are of the opinion that the new bank notes are aesthetically displeasing; and that what was done was a mere colour change, as opposed to a redesign.
President Buhari unveiled the new currency notes shortly before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja.
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was in attendance during the unveiling ceremony.
CBN Governor Emefiele says the new notes would go into circulation before the December 15, 2022 date earlier stated by the central bank.
Emefiele also notes that the redesign is to take control of the currency in circulation and that only the highest denominations: N200, N500, N1000 notes will be affected.
However, Nigerians have taken to social media with their views on the new notes design, with a majority of the opinion that the new notes were just given new colours and that using ‘redesign’ for what just occurred, is a misnomer.
@Bypassyouu said: “This Arabic language in new naira Notes is useless. Nigeria is not an Arab country and it will never be.
@FutureBestDaddy noted that, “So you guys literally have to dye the old notes and called it redesign? What kind of mess is this?”
@RichardOzili expressed his anger saying, “Arrant nonsense, the colour is so childish. I will never touch this note in the next 10 yrs until it’s changed.”
@Okekeuba_Festus stressed that; “Is English this hard? This is not redesigned; it’s colour changed……all designs, font type and positions are the same.
“Please if am wrong a professional designer should correct me…..all I can see is colour change.”
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@jude_ukaigwe said; “So the redesign is all about changing the color? I’ve checked the 1000 with old note and there is zero difference.
“So this regime failed to remove the Arabic inscription in our Naira notes. APC days are numbered, if APC rig 2023 election it will be disastrous.”
@zenmagafrica; also said, You guys could have done better. What is redesigned here? Where is the concept or design structure? Y’all just added a filter and saying this is a redesign? Many of us know how to handle InDesign and psp so calling this a redesign is appalling. This is saddening Bash.”