Wike Backs Tinubu, Opposes Atiku On Naira Redesign

Amid speculations that Governor Nyesom Wike is moving towards supporting APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Rivers State governor has strongly backed his position against the naira redesign policy as implemented by the apex bank.

Speaking on Friday at the Comprehensive Secondary School field, Ibaka Town, Okrika Island during the Rivers State PDP Campaign Flag-off Rally for Okrika Local Government Area, he urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take a critical look at the socioeconomic chaos, and hardship that the exercise has caused, and revisit the policy in order to curb the pains of Nigerians.

“This policy is anti-people.  The new Naira note is not there. Even though I have money in my account, I cannot get N10,000. I cannot go and buy fuel. Who is losing? Is it not the masses? Is it not the people?”

He suggested that the President should stop listening to those who advise him on this monetary policy under the guise that it will curb vote buying. He said those advisors do not mean well for Nigerians and cannot feel their sufferings.

Governor Wike also dismissed the claim that the policy is being implemented to fight politicians and corruption, and wondered if such goals can be achieved within, barely, the three months left within the lifespan of the President Buhari’s administration.

“You’re merely fighting against the poor people. Mr President, I know the pressure, but please since two of us are going the same time, this policy, it has nothing to fight corruption at all. It has nothing to fight politicians.”

“This policy is aimed to suffer the people who elected us to govern over them. Our business is not to make the people to suffer. We all know how to fight corruption. We all know how to fight politicians. This particular one, it does not come in at all.”

GWG.ng reports that the stance of Governor Wike on the naira redesign policy matches the position of Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate who has also opposed the policy.

Wike is leader of the G5 governors who have taken position against Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP who has backed the position of naira redesign but called for measures to ameliorate the suffering of the people.

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