Following the prevailing fuel crisis in the country, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has called for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign as Minister of Petroleum.
Primate Ayodele stated in a statement posted by his media aide on Sunday that President Buhari is unable of handling the portfolio, especially at this critical time.
He noted that the president should honorably resign from the position and hand it over to someone who knows the nooks and crannies of Nigeria’s petroleum system.
“President Buhari should resign as minister of petroleum and hand over to someone who is capable to manage this crisis. This is not a thing to joke with. The economy is biting hard already, we need someone capable to, Buhari isn’t capable to be the minister of petroleum. We need the right person who knows everything about our petroleum system.”
The cleric also spoke about the Nigerian economy. He said the country needs special prayer to overcome the economic challenges.
‘’The economy will not be any better, and some state governors will be in debt. Workers and banks will face some challenges, we still don’t understand what this economy is talking about, and we need serious prayers at this very crucial time.
‘’There will be an increase in standard and cost of living. Nigeria will still borrow, and we must also be careful of our oil products.
‘’There are a lot of dirty things in NNPC that will open the government to risk. The economy will not smile at all, it will affect the rich and the poor.”
Furthermore, the man of God noted that the dollar exchange rate will rise up to N650 due to the economic challenges.
He said: “I see CBN rushing to print more money to salvage the economic situation of Nigeria, it will be very serious if the government doesn’t act now. Dollar cannot go back to 200 or N350 again, it will soon rise to N650.’’
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