Currency Swap: The Counter Directive of APC Governors Treasonable, Civil Society Declares

• Governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who made counter directive against Buhari's order have been blasted
• According to a civil society organisation, the actions of the governors is treasonable and should be condemned
• According to the civil society, the 1999 Constitution assigns different roles to the three tiers of government

Centre for Reform & Advocacy, a civil society organization, says it has aligned itself to the position of Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu and others when they asserted that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are committing Treason against Nigeria’s sovereignty.

According to the organization in a statement made available to Legit.ng, Nigeria, being a sovereign nation, has the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) as its grundnorm, specifying in clear and unambiguous terms how Nigeria should be governed.

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It added that the 1999 Constitution assigns different roles to the three tiers of government, namely: the Federal Government, state government, and the local government.

The statement read in part:

"The APC governors cannot hide under the immunity clause as enshrined under section 308 of the 1999 Constitution to be engaging in treasonable activities against the Sovereignty of this nation."

“The contrary directives from the APC governors are not only unconstitutional, unlawful, and illegal but also highly inciteful, thereby aiding the populace to wage war against the federation.

APC governors should be held responsible

Consequently, the governors should know that times do not run out against any crime committed against the Federation, Sahara Reporters added.

They should be held responsible for all the crises that broke out as a result of their inciteful pronouncements against the policy of naira redesign, which has occasioned wanton destruction of lives and properties across the country.

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Phrank Shaibu: Resign if you disagree with Buhari’s naira policy, Atiku’s aide dares Keyamo

Meanwhile, the special assistant on public communications to Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has called on the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, to resign from the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari if he is unhappy about the decision of Buhari to implement the cashless policy.

Shaibu said this in while reacting to Keyamo’s insistence that President Buhari erred by disobeying an order of the Supreme Court when he declared that only the old N200 note remains legal tender.

Keyamo, who is a senior advocate, had blamed Buhari’s action on wrong advice he received from his advisers. The minister had also argued that Buhari took the decision without recourse to the Federal Executive Council.

Source: Legit.ng