The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the deadline for the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes to become illegal tender to June.
The party also called on the governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to settle the party’s internal crisis.
Speaking during an interview in Abuja on Thursday, the SDP national publicity secretary, Alfa Mohammed made the call.
“We advise the APC governors to protect our hard-earned democracy by addressing their party’s internal issues for the benefit of the masses. The APC principal candidates for the forthcoming elections should come together and cause their party leadership to meet with Mr president and settle all issues of concern,” he said.
Mohammed said Nigerians were going through untold hardship due to the ill-timed Central Bank of Nigeria’s money swap programme and the biting artificial fuel scarcity.
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“There is no doubt that the terrible effect of the ill-timed CBN swap programme, just like the biting artificial fuel scarcity, is causing untold hardship on Nigerians, especially those at the lower rung of the economy whose daily survival depends on daily cash transactions like the unskilled job seekers, hawkers and traders at the remote areas,” he explained.
“Generally, economic activities have slowed down drastically and the consequent spiral effect of the malicious and ill-timed cash restriction policy has brought instant public anger and hatred against the ruling party and its candidates in the forthcoming elections,” the SDP chieftain added.
