Nigerians are beginning to modify the traditional ways of spraying the naira during
ceremonies as some people now drop the
currency notes inside a waiting bowl at parties. Most of the guests at a wedding
reception in Kaduna at the weekend sprayed the naira into a waiting bowl as they danced, while a few still sprayed on the couple.Some ushers were, however, on hand to gather the notes from the floor and throw them into the bowl. Spraying of the naira has become the highlight of many
ceremonies, like weddings, naming and burials, but the notes get defaced as many trample onthem while dancing.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that spraying of the naira during ceremonies leads to tearing and defacing, reducing the span of the currency in circulation. ``I am not ready to face any trouble from the CBN so put your money in a bowl as you dance,'''' a Master of Ceremony, MC Sharp Sharp, said at the wedding reception.Sharp-Sharp, who anchored the wedding reception for Mrs. and Mrs. George Amadi at the Space 2000 garden in Kaduna, said it was wrong to defy the CBN warning.
The spraying of the naira has become a way of showing solidarity and some people take it further by spraying foreign currencies for celebrants to dance on. The wedding was attended by the Special Adviser to psident Umaru Yar'' Adua on MDG''s, Mrs. Amina Ibrahim, and a Permanent Secretary in the psidency, Mrs. Esther Gunda.