“This policy is what? Anti-people, because the (new) notes are not there. Even when I have money in my account I cannot get 10,000. I cannot get fuel. Who is weeping, is it not the masses? Is it not the people?,” Mr Wike said.
The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has described the new policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria to change high- value Naira notes with new ones as “anti-people.”Mr Wike said this on Friday during a campaign rally for the“This policy is what? Anti-people, because the notes are not there. Even when I have money in my account I cannot get 10,000. I cannot get fuel. Who is weeping, is it not the masses? Is it not the people?,” the governor said at the rally monitored by PREMIUM TIMES.
“Who told you that they are using it to fight politicians? You think I am not prepared for this election? They are merely fighting against the poor people. “They say no more use of old notes. It cannot work like that because it takes time. Look at the rural area and the level of illiteracy in the country,” he said.He also said the new policy may affect security in the country, noting that the country may not be able to pay security officers money because of the growing cash crunch that has become a problem across the country.
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