President Muhammadu Buhari has imposed on Nigerians an untold hardship as a result of his naira redesigning policy just because he is looking to stop the flag bearer of his party All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu, from succeeding him, the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dumebi Kachikwu, has said.
Kachikwu said it is disheartening the president is pushing the country to the state of anarchy because of one candidate and should immediately retrace his steps to prevent avoidable loss of lives and properties going on in the country.
He said, “I had long warned that the recolouring of the naira was ill-timed, poorly implemented and designed purely to target the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai Kaduna has now confirmed this.
“I again warn that the desperation to stop Asiwaju Tinubu should not plunge Nigeria into a state of anarchy. It is heart-breaking to see that Nigerians have died, banks burnt, properties destroyed and millions suffering as they desperate try to access an unavailable naira.
“Tens of millions of Nigerians operate within the informal sector and earn daily wages between N500 to N10,000 in cash. Most of them live in unbanked or underbanked parts of Nigeria and they now bear the brunt of this ill-conceived policy. Don’t we have any conscience as leaders? How do we go to bed at night knowing that Nigerians are queuing outside banks all through the night just to get N5000?
“Poor Nigerians bear the burden of the failures associated with this recolouring. We now watch as mayhem spreads across our cities and convince ourselves that this is a price worth paying as long as it benefits the candidate of our choice. This is evil. Nigerians shouldn’t have to die because politicians are fighting for the soul of our nation.
“I appeal to President Buhari, please obey the Supreme Court judgement and put an end to the suffering of Nigerians. For a President who continues to say he is fighting corruption, he must understand that impeding, interfering or obstructing the chances of targeted candidates in an election also amounts to corruption. Nigerians deserve free and fair elections. Candidates deserve to run their race free of state actors bullying or obstructing them.”
