The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to abide by the Supreme Court ruling on the naira redesign policy.
He said that Buhari did not achieve anything throughout his eight years in office and is determined to ruin the chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC) retaining power in the general election.
Ganduje spoke in a televised programme on Thursday.
“In the first term, nothing of great importance can point out as his achievement, same as in his second term. So, why is he bringing out all these policies now? why not seven years ago? He just wants to collapse the party that produced him,” the Kano governor said.
“How could he care for Nigerians and then propose such a policy as the naira redesign? Why not seven years ago or after the election? This shows he is not a good leader; if he is, he would not remain calm seeing people setting properties on fire out of frustration.
“This is why we went to the court and stand against them because we know that their motive is to prevent free and fair elections. By God’s grace, all of their efforts will be in vain because we will reverse all these policies as soon as we win the election.”
The governor added, “People’s businesses are suffering, and you are asking for more time. I’ve ordered the closure of any supermarket that rejects old naira notes. Supreme Court recognises the notes, and you are asking banks not to accept the notes. Who is more powerful between the Court and them?”
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In another audio recording, the governor, who spoke in Hausa, said, “President Buhari should remember that several times he vied for the Presidency but he couldn’t make it until there was an alliance but now after enjoying everything, he turned back against the same democratic system that brought him to office.”
He added, “The President should remember that this is a democratic setting that allows popular voice and leaders to listen to advice and adhere strictly to that advice.
“I wonder why the President is hellbent on making the same party that helped him to win elections lose out. What did we do to him that he is this disdainful of several pieces of advice forwarded to him?
“This same Buhari, he contested again and again but he couldn’t win until there was an alliance. Now he wins and wins again for the second term, but now that he is leaving, he wants to cripple the same Party that brought him to power. Why?
“This Currency Swap Policy, why didn’t the President bring it seven and a half years ago or after elections? But now one must be compelled to think that there is an ulterior motive in the whole thing.”