Fish mongers under the aegis of the Association of Fish Sellers, on Tuesday, protested the rejection of the old naira notes in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The market women, who were armed with leaves, lamented the inability to buy fish owing to the enforcement of the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
They said they staged the peaceful protest to show their displeasure following the rejection of the old naira notes by wholesalers at cold rooms, noting that many businesses had shut down.
They added that both the banks and the wholesalers had refused to accept the old naira notes as legal tender.
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Leading the traders, Mrs Rasheedat Oyebola, lamented that owing to the rejection of the old naira notes they could no longer go about their daily businesses.
She said, “We have tried all that we could but to no avail, that is why we have decided to go round today to explain our plight to Nigerians so that the CBN governor can have mercy on us.”
