Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesperson, says former
president Olusegun Obasanjo commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the naira
redesign policy.
Adesina said in a statement that the former president
praised Buhari at the council of state meeting held in the state house, Abuja,
on February 10.
“Change was necessary from time to time, and resistance to
change is normal,” he quoted Obasanjo as saying.
The former president said the policy would bring a “little
bit of sanity into our elections and have a salutary effect on kidnapping and
ransom taking, and corruption will be substantially reduced”.
“The naira change policy is good, but implementation is the
issue. If there’s inadequate supply, let’s have more. If there are unscrupulous
people sabotaging the policy, let’s deal with them,” Obasanjo said.
“I’ve experienced currency change at least more than half a
dozen times. When we increased feeding In universities from 50 kobos to N1, it
led to the ‘Ali Must Go’ riots. Resistance to change is normal, and people will
always support, oppose, or be neutral.”
On his part, Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said the policy is aimed at strengthening the economic
prospect of the country.
“The policy is not
targeted at anyone or group of persons, but rather derived from the analysis to
strengthen our macroeconomic fundamentals and better our socio-economic
conditions,” he said.
“To make monetary policy more efficacious, increase
financial inclusion, support security agencies to combat banditry and
ransom-taking, and curb corruption.”
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