While many of his colleagues are opposed to the implementation of the currency redesign policy of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State Tuesday declared his support for the policy.
Mr Umahi, a member of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, acknowledged the suffering the policy is causing many Nigerians but said he believes President Muhammadu Buhari meant well with the policy and that the challenges would be resolved soon.
“President Buhari has worked so much for this country, he is a man with a clean heart. He is a man fighting the people that are oppressing the masses and I want to appeal to our people to be patient with him,” said Mr Umahi, who is also the chairperson of the South-East Governors Forum.
“We will support the president in the new naira redesign. In few days Nigerians will be happy with his decision,” he said.
Mr Umahi’s stance contradicts that of the APC governors forum (PGF) which has asked Mr Buhari to change the…
