From Shehu Abubakar, Maiduguri
Tinubu/Kashim Youth Coalition for Northern Nigeria has admitted that the enduring Naira crisis is de-marketing the ruling APC and its candidates for the 2023 general elections.
The coalition is, however, appealing to the electorate to be undeterred by the crisis in their bid to vote for Tinubu/Shettima presidential ticket and all other APC candidates in the elections.
Addressing newsmen in Maiduguri, Friday, February 10, the coalition alleged that the opposition parties have hijacked the crisis to cause chaos and aggravate the frustration of Nigerians to the point of swapping their choice from APC candidates to candidates of opposition parties.
“The opposition parties mischievously advise President Buhari not to extend the deadline for the circulation of the old Naira notes and, by so doing, deepen the frustration of Nigerians and the hardship they encounter to the point that they get annoyed with the APC government and, therefore, not vote for Tinubu/Shettima,” Dr. Usman Ali Buduguma, the National Coordinator of the Coalition alleged.
“We are appealing to Mr President to please reconsider and extend the period of the Naira Swap due to the untold hardships faced by the less privileged,” Busuguma, flanked by other officials of the Coalition, said.
He continued: “The intention behind the policy may be laudable but the opposition have hijacked it to inflict untold hardships on the people,” he alleged.
“We are appealing to all Nigerians to patiently endure and not allow the recent developments hinder their choice for the best candidates APC have offered them,” he said.
