Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of New Nigerian People Party (NNPP), has knocked the All Progressive Congress (APC) governors criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over naira redesign policy.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which introduced the policy last year had fixed January 31 as deadline for spending old N200, N500 and N1000 notes in public.

This had generated a huge controversy. After intense pressure, the apex bank shifted the deadline by 10 days.

Some governors of the ruling party sought the intervention of the president, who told them to give him seven days to take action.

But three days after meeting Buhari, three APC governors filed a suit to challenge the naira redesign policy at the supreme court.

The court ordered the CBN not to implement the deadline but Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, said there was no need to shift the deadline.

Buhari had partially complied with the court as he ordered an extension of the deadline of N200 notes and declared that old N500 and N1000 notes were no longer legal tender.

This had triggered a nationwide outrage. Governors of the ruling party joined those who criticised Buhari over the issue.

While Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State had alleged that the naira redesign policy was aimed at truncating Nigeria’s democracy, his Kaduna counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai, asked residents to disregard Buhari’s directive.

Governors Dapo Abidoun (Ogun), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa) were among those who declared that old N500 and N1000 notes were still legal tender in their states.

Reacting to the developments, Kwankwaso said he was shocked that APC governors could act in that manner.

“In each state, you have branches of banks and in some states, you have even the national headquarters of those banks, on one hand we thought they (governors) would take all the billions from government houses and so on.

“But we realize these same governors were abusing their leaders, insulting them, I was shocked. I never thought some of them could abuse Buhari to that level.

“On one hand I was surprised that facts were coming out and we began to wonder what is wrong with them? Maybe EFCC was right that some governors are keeping billions of naira in their compounds across the country.

“Now the policy has made that looted money completely useless, I think that is why they are angry. So we are so happy with the Federal Government on that, the money they have collected is completely zero, it has expired.

“And I think all agencies should keep their eyes on that and I want to assure you that our party is going to assist the Federal Government, especially on election day, please tell all members of NNPP to join EFCC, to join the police and other security agencies that wherever they see try to buy votes, please stop them,” Kwankwaso said at an NNPP function

https://dailytrust.com/old-naira-your-loot-now-completely-useless-kwankwaso-taunts-apc-govs-criticising-buhari/

It's not the best time to be a governor. Buhari is really a man with big balls. The governor of Ogun is already giving out his old naira out to people that didn't need it instead of taking it to CBN.

Bubu vs Bulaba
Olorun wa be e l'oke. Ala gbara l'oluwa

Kwankwaso is saying the real fact. Watch as they governors the form they love the common man on the streets. Hell rufai is shouting up and down pretending to be lover of the common man, God has disgraced him and urchins.

That's why they are hell bent on scuttling the policy. Greedy people

Those kicking and screaming about this policy are exposing themselves.

You see what we have been saying. Buhari knew them and that was why he said in a recent video that he will not allow anyone have access to resources and thug.

I keep telling people, politician are more affected. Let's break it down. If 100thousand voters are given 10k each as to the case in the just concluded ekiti election, thats about 1b naira. And the CBN have only circulated just 400b of new naira note which some of us even have some note.

Tell me how they intend to have the trillions they intend to bribe votes across the nation, that is why they are all crying. They don't have it at all.

They all need cash to induce voter's, from the president, to senate, to house of rep to house of assembly. Now tell me how is 400b that the CBN have only printed out will be enuf for this rogue.

Nigerians should be patient, the policy must work, and it will redirect the nation. This stupid politicians don't like you, how can people stock pile money of that magnitude and have kept mute all this while to the yarnings and pain of her citizens, only to start crying foul now.

Is time to test your popularity as a candidate. Say no to vote buying. Buhari have stood firm and done he's part, we as citizens should do our part

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