A group, Pro Nigeria Group on Monday staged solidarity match in parts of Abuja, including the Unity Fountain and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) headquarters in support of the CBN policy on naira redesign. Holding placards with various inscriptions, members of the group vowed that the policy must remain.
Some of the placards read: “Na who wan buy votes be criminal, support the CBN”; “Mr. President, expose their corruption”; “We believe in Nigeria”; “Good Nigerians support the new CBN naira policy”; and “CBN expose the hoarders of the naira.”
Recall that a section of the public, including the House of Representatives, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have kicked against the policy.
The convener of Pro Nigeria Group, Mr. Isaac Balami told journalists that the group’s support of the CBN policy is because it is good for the economy.
“We are here as concerned Nigerian citizens and not as political parties. We are here to talk about the monetary policy at the CBN.
“The CBN had given 10 days extensions and the politicians in this country are trying to play politics, to blackmail the CBN and possibly blackmail the president to go back on his words.
“We are here to support the CBN monetary policy. This policy bybthe CBN will stop votes buying. Vote buying is a major problem and it has destroyed nigeria. Enough is enough,” he added.
He further stated that the CBN had released enough money to all the banks, but politicians are buying it at a higher cost at the black market rate, thereby frustrating the citizens to go against the CBN. “We are saying no,” Balami added. Daily Trust
