From Maduabuchi Nmeribeh, Kano
As Nigerians fry over Naira scarcity inflicting untold hardship across the country, the Tinubu/Shetima campaign Support Group has firmly supported the position of Kaduna state Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, insisting that the Federal Government should, as matter of urgency, reverse the unpopular Naira Swap policy.
The Director of the Group, Bappa Babba-Dan’agundi, who stated this in a chat with Journalists on Sunday, decried the current economic situation in the country, which he said has reduced hapless Nigerians to mere buggers.
The AUTHORITY recall that Governor El-Rufai, in a recent comment, claimed that some elements in the presidency are working against the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, using the unpopular Naira Swap Policy.
Dan’agundi said that over 10,000 Tinubu/Shetima Support Groups, with well over five million members are solidly behind Governor El-Rufai’s comments, “because he has spoken the minds of over 150 million Nigerians.”
Dan’ agundi further stated that, “it is not in the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress neither is it in the manifesto of the party’s Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to put the masses into suffering.”
He argued that whatever might be the reason behind the changing of swapping of currency at this material time, the new Naira notes should have been available to enable people access it with ease.
According to him: “Whether they are helping the economy to grow, whatever the reason they are doing it, It is fine. All we are saying make the new naira notes available for people to access their hard earned money kept in the banks.
“The change of the currency have put people in hardships. What sort of country is this. Go to the ATMs at banks and see how people are qeueing as beggars. I don’t know what beggars will do now if people who have their legimately earned money kept in the bank cannot go and withdraw it.
“How will those on the streets that do not have anything to eat and have to wait for those who go to the banks to withdraw and help them will they do, Will they be dieing or what do you expect them to do?
“This is a very bad policy because it is not going to help in any way in the growth of the nation’s economy.”
He said whatever was the motive behind the new policy, the authority concerned should make the new Naira notes available for, especially, salary earners and owners of small-scale businesses so as not to alleviate their sufferings.
Babba-Dan’agundi said the group and all other right thinking Nigerians would continue to support and pray to Almighty Allah to continue to guide Governor El-Rufai in his effort to speak the truth.
