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AAC presidential spokesperson, Onyinye-Gandhi Chukwunyere
The African Motion Congress has referred to as on the Federal Authorities to urgently tackle the hardships being confronted by Nigerians arising from the shortage of recent naira notes and Premium Motor Spirit (petrol).
An announcement signed by the spokesperson for the AAC presidential marketing campaign group, Onyinye-Gandhi Chukwunyere, on Saturday, mentioned the celebration and “our presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, hereby condemn within the strongest phrases, the forex and gas scarcity crises being confronted by poor Nigerians and wreaking socio-economic havoc throughout the nation.”
“We place the blame squarely on the President, Main Common Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress-led authorities.”
The PUNCH studies that Nigerians have been battling with the shortage of the brand new naira notes, as many keep in lengthy queues on the banks and pay exorbitant costs on the Level of Sale terminals to withdraw money.
In the identical vein, the persistent shortage of the PMS coupled with its rising pump worth have fueled protests in some elements of the nation, equivalent to Benin, the Edo State Capital.
Claiming banks and Automated Teller Machines everywhere in the nation are empty, the marketing campaign group mentioned, “Our folks cannot entry their meagre financial savings to purchase meals and meet different requirements as hunger stares them within the face. A wave of mass anger is sweeping by way of the nation, and chaos looms if the scenario is just not instantly remedied.”
Advising the federal government, Chukwunyere mentioned, “We consider that, with due diligence and foresight, the federal government ought to have deployed a spread of liquidity administration coverage measures to attain the target of lowering monies in circulation for vote-buying within the elections, as an alternative of adopting an choice that merely succeeded in exposing the Nigerian folks to pointless struggling. ”
He mentioned the federal government also needs to have targeted on strengthening the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee and the safety businesses to implement our electoral legal guidelines by apprehending and punishing vote consumers and different electoral offenders.
He added that earlier than the beginning of the forex disaster, Nigerians have been already grappling with extreme gas shortages and astronomical improve in gas pump worth by greater than 100% in some areas. “This condemnable scenario has worsened inflation and pushed hundreds of thousands extra into poverty.
“As we write, not one of the nation’s refineries is useful.”
“We demand a right away decision of the forex and gas crises in order that our people who find themselves already on the brink is not going to be pushed over.”
The PUNCH studies that protesters since yesterday (Friday) hit the streets of Ibadan, demonstrating in opposition to shortage of money and petrol, and a few stage of violence reported.
