An Islamic cleric, Mohammed Ashafa, has warned the Federal Government to immediately resolve the hardship faced by Nigerians due to the naira redesign policy or risk a civil revolt.
Ashafa, the Co-Executive Director, Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna State, said that the imminent revolt would surpass the crisis occasioned by the #EndSARS protest in October 2020.
Speaking at an event in Kaduna on Monday, the cleric said, “I fear for Nigeria that we don’t have a second phase of the EndSAR protest in the name of financial crunch which the government deliberately inflicted on us.
“I fear that what happened in France in 1776 during the revolution will happen in Nigeria. Revolution may happen in Nigeria.
“We have seen people who attempted to commit suicide because they have the money, but they don’t have access to it.
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“So, we are appealing to the government to come with a voice of reason so that what happened in Tunisia, Egypt won’t happen here.
“We don’t want bloodshed. It seems this policy is a deliberate intention of the formulators to cause confusion in the county.”
Ashafa, whose centre is working to end violent clashes between Christians and Muslims, urged the Federal Government to abide the Supreme Court ruling on the old naira notes.
Going into the general election, the cleric urged the political elite to shun “do or die politics”.
He said that politics should be a “process that will help us to improve and enhance our lives”.
“So, most of these politicians who believe in using force to get to power are those misusing and abusing vulnerable youths in the country,” he stressed.