Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of
Labour Party (LP), has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the
naira redesign.
On Thursday, Buhari in a televised nationwide address
announced the extension of the validity of old N200 notes till April 10.
The extension followed concerns and protests over the
deadline for the old naira notes, which has been followed by scarcity of cash.
Datti, who spoke on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, said it seems the president is becoming a “weakling”.
He argued that for Buhari to have shifted ground twice on
the policy, showed that he was not firm.
“It is mixed feelings because when you see a president budge
once, however small, those mighty (people) that prevailed on him to budge will
see a gleam of hope to press further,” he said.
“Maybe this president is becoming a weakling, as they would
say a lame duck president, and if you cede one inch, you are likely to cede
another inch.
“So, it is a lot of
concern for us for the president to change position literally nine days to the
election.
“However, we have recognised the fact. Currency is a
sovereign matter and no state governor, especially those who don’t respect
court judgment, has any right to interfere with the federal government in
issues about currency.
“It has been done and it stays and it was poorly implemented
and everything about government is poorly done, including our economy,
security, as well as the level of corruption, and we have come to live with it.
“We pray that the election would go well so that as his
majesty said, if election is well done, it can open the space for good
governance.”
Meanwhile, the recent cash crunch has led to an outbreak of
protests across states in Nigeria.
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