Members of the council of state have expressed support for the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The council however asked Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, to make new naira notes available or recirculate old naira notes to ease the suffering of Nigerians.

The meeting, held on Friday at the presidential villa, was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The meeting was attended by three former Head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon rtd, Gen. Abdulsalami and Goodluck Jonathan.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was conspicuously absent from the meetin where issues bordering on forth coming general election, Security matters, redesign of the new naira notes as well as ongoing controversy over the terminal date for the old Naira note and Supreme Court order of last Wednesday. among others.