Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State says the cash
withdrawal limits set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were meant to hurt
politicians.
Fintiri stressed Friday that CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele
has by the policy targeted the political class.
Reacting to the new CBN policy during his 2023 governorship
campaign engagement in Kala’a, a community in Hong local government area,
Fintiri said the policy, coming shortly after Emefiele’s unsuccessful foray
into politics, could only have been retaliatory.
“What is breeding poverty? Economic policies. Look at the
one that is about to be implemented by the Central Bank which would further
throw the country into poverty. Nobody is saying the economy shouldn’t be
cashless, but take time and do it systematically.
“We shouldn’t do it as if some people wanted to be
politicians and they were denied the opportunity, then they use their office to
punish the politicians,” Fintiri said.
Fintiri, sounding like he truly believed that the CBN is out
deliberately to hurt some people with its cash policy, tasked holders of key
national institutions to always act in the overall national interest.
The governor, in his remarks at Ka’ala, also reiterated his
call for true federalism, in line with his call earlier on Thursday on relevant
authorities to amend the constitution to allow for a true federation where
states make their money and have full control of it.
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