Senator representing Borno South and Chairman Senate
Committee on Army, Mohammed Ndume, has stated that the Naira redesign and
cashless policy in the country is having a negative impact on the operation of
troops on the frontline.
The senator, who said this on Saturday, while addressing
newsmen, explained that soldiers’ daily stipends are easily accessible from the
Points of Sales and ATMs to enable them to make provision for their daily needs
to sustain their fighting spirit because the terrains of their operations are
inaccessible for their daily rations to be delivered to them.
Ndume, who countered the claim of the new Naira redesign
aiding the fight against terror financing, explained that terrorists have said
that they are already in possession of the new notes.
While appealing to the CBN and the Federal Government to
make arrangements for the troops to access their cash easily in view of the
critical nature of their duties, he said, ”Naira redesign and the CBN’s
cashless policy are gravely affecting the troops’ strategic operations at all
front lines of insecurity in the country.
”It’s difficult for the troops to survive at the front lines
due to the fact that they lack money to buy their daily needs at the remote
areas across terrains of insecurity in Nigeria where they cannot access cash
due to the challenges posed by the cashless currency policy.
“Now a soldier queues for hours at the ATM or PoS when he
should be at the front line discharging his duties. This situation has dampened
the morale of the troops at the front line.”
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