Cash Scarcity: "We Attended Rally, Everyone Was Moving Like Robot," Shehu Sani Hails Emefiele, CBN
The new naira policy appears to have become a gamechanger in Nigeria's political space since its implementation
Senator Shehu Sani confirmed that a political rally was conducted without the usual giving of money to supporters or party members
Taking a cue from lawmaker Alhassan Doguwa's hard copy analogy, Sani said Emefiele had turned the lives of Nigerians to soft copy
A former lawmaker who represented Kaduna central senatorial district has reacted to the new monetary policy championed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) most hilariously.
Shehu Sani, in a tweet, narrated his experienced at a rally he attended with some unnamed individuals or groups on Monday, February 20.
Source: Twitter
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Noting that the new CBN's policy orchestrated by the apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, has catalysed the recalibration of the typical Nigerian mentality, Sani said that no money was shared at the rally that he attended.
His words:
"We attended a political rally today; nobody gave cash and nobody was expecting cash.
"Everyone was moving about and looking at each other like Robots. Emefiele has turned our lives into soft copy."
Premise of Shehu Sani's tweet
Sani's tweet comes days after the majority leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, raised the alarm over the pain and struggles to get the needed cash for his campaign activities.
Doguwa, in an interview, said that as a lawmaker, he needs at least N70 million as permitted by law for his campaign activities.
While making his point, Doguwa said he needed the money in hard copy to have a successful campaign.
Doguwa's words:
“A member of the house of representatives is expected by law to have [no] more than N70 million naira to conduct his elections, logistics, and other things.
"The law has permitted me to have N70 million as logistics. I need to have this N70 million in hard copy."
Naira swap: Former lawmaker exposes politicians, explains why some are calling for extension of CBN's deadline
A former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, alleged that some top politicians and those contesting for various positions in the forthcoming election want to be involved in vote-buying.
The lawmaker who represented Kaduna central in the Eighth Senate said these unnamed politicians want to buy votes with old notes.
Obviously reacting to the Supreme Court Ruling which suspended the February 10 deadline for the Central Bank of Nigeria's new money policy implementation, the activist that is the only available reason for a push for an extension.
Naira policy: "Buhari’s Order against Supreme Court could lead to chaos, anarchy," Ozekhome raises alarm
President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of exhibiting tendencies of a military tyrant in a democratic dispensation.
The allegation was made by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, on Friday, February 17.
Ozekhome condemned the president's order countering a Supreme Court's ruling on the new naira redesign policy.
Source: Legit.ng
