There is something about the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, fancies.
He has hailed Governor El-Rufai as the ‘hero of the moment’.
He says it is his stance on the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is commendable.
Old Notes Must Go
The CBN had set a deadline of February 10 for the use of the old 200, 500, and 1000 Naira notes, but some APC governors are contending that date at the Supreme Court.
The apex court granted an ex parte application filed by the Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara State Governors, stopping the CBN from effecting its ban on the old notes pending the hearing and determination of the case on Wednesday, February 22.
The Battle-line
In a nationwide broadcast on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari lifted the ban on the old 200 Naira note, while the old 500 and 1,000 Naira notes would remain invalid.
El-Rufai, while countering President Buhari’s directive drew the battle-line, insisting that the old 500 and 1,000 Naira notes remain legal tender in his state.
Rufai in a statewide broadcast warned that Buhari’s directive was against the Supreme Court order.
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The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) also accused some presidential aides of working against the APC’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Hero Of The Moment
In a tweet via his Twitter handle on Saturday, Fani-Kayode described El-Rufai as the “hero of the moment”.
He say the Kaduna governor has spoken the truth about the Naira swap policy.
The former Minister of Aviation further affirmed that Tinubu would emerge victorious in the forthcoming election despite the alleged conspiracies against him.
He wrote: “The hero of the moment is @elrufai. He has spoken the truth and @fkeyamo has confirmed that truth most eloquently and courageously on Channels TV’s ‘Politics Today’ last night.
“Those that hatched and plotted the conspiracy to stop BAT and are attempting to set our nation ablaze and destroy our democracy have failed.
“Next Saturday this matter will finally be concluded.
“The hopes of the conspirators shall be dashed and our collective enemies shall not only be roundly humiliated and convincingly defeated but also confined to the dustbin.”
