Yabagi Sani, the Action Democratic Party’s (ADP) presidential candidate, claimed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had introduced the new naira notes in an effort to sabotage the upcoming general elections.
WITHIN NIGERIA understands that despite the introduction of the redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, there is still a national shortage of the naira.
Speaking in an interview for Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict, Sani claimed that the new naira design policy was put in place to prevent the holding of upcoming elections.
Only enemies of the nation, according to the ADP’s presidential candidate, will roll out the new naira a few months before elections.
He continued by saying that those opposed to the nation’s democratic structure were behind the policy.
He said:
It is only the enemies of the state that will introduce this kind of thing so that elections will not take place or when it takes place, it takes place under a situation that you can’t guarantee free, fair and credible election.
I don’t know which country changes her currency within two weeks. In other climes, you allow the thing to go on and seamlessly, people are not taken into any difficulties. This is completely bad, the timing and everything you want to talk about it.
You don’t dislocate their businesses when they are battling with poverty, insecurity and you now come and add this draconian law that has no meaning in terms of what you want to achieve.
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