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A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson has mentioned that Naira redesign ought to be left to the subsequent authorities to keep away from any impact on the forthcoming ballot.
He additionally requested political actors to keep away from inciting feedback which might trigger confusion or disaster.
He pleaded with Nigerians to keep away from sliding into ethnic and spiritual tendencies.
He mentioned it was time to assist the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) and safety companies for a free and truthful ballot.
Dickson, who spoke with newsmen after a vocational motivation session on the Fellowship of the Rotary Membership of Abuja Maitama, mentioned the timing of the coverage by the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN) was not proper.
He mentioned: “Earlier than the Nationwide Meeting decision, I had made my private view identified. Go to my web site or weblog, you will note my views on it. I’m a type of who really feel that the coverage irrespective of how properly meant, the timing offers me an issue.
“I really feel that it’s coming on the twilight of an administration that’s nearly eight years outdated, and I believe a serious elementary coverage equivalent to this for my part ought to be left for the subsequent administration to deal with and handle the results and fine-tune it. That’s my private opinion, which I’ve publicly expressed on the ground of the Senate, and likewise on my weblog.
“The Govt goes forward and let’s hope it ends properly. Let’s hope that the residents aren’t confused and get agitated. Let’s hope it doesn’t distract us from specializing in the truthful and peaceable conduct of a really nationwide election’’.
Relating to subsequent month’s election, Dickson warned politicians towards inciting feedback.
He mentioned Nigerians ought to keep away from division alongside ethnic strains.
He added: “I’m calling on Nigerians to not enable themselves to be divided throughout ethnic strains and spiritual divides. Political leaders ought to keep in mind the primacy of preserving peace, stability, and peace in our nation, whereas we type out our points and whereas we disagree.
“Additionally, political actors shouldn’t make themselves unpleasant whereas disagreeing. You possibly can disagree with out being unpleasant. “We should always understand that in each world, each motion has penalties and repercussions. I condemn each uncivil remark or assault on candidates usually.
” Nobody is justified in doing so, no supporter is justified in doing so; no person is justified in inciting, in making statements that may create confusion or crises.
He mentioned it was time to assist the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) and safety companies for a free and truthful ballot.
Dickson mentioned: “Elections are nearly a month away. Let’s see how we are going to work and assist INEC, assist the safety companies, and all of the companies involved to ship a free, truthful, and acceptable normal election that may throw up a brand new class of leaders in our nation’’.
The President of Rotary Membership of Abuja Maitama, Rotn Yusuf Alli, who described Dickson as a management position mannequin, mentioned he was invited to “share his expertise with us, and to inform us his grass- to-grace story.
“We’re simply laying the muse to encourage our members to not lose hope. “Individuals are going via rather a lot on this nation, and we want inspiration, motivation, and encouragement, and it’s leaders like him that may inspire individuals’’, he mentioned.
