ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atika Ajanah, has maintained that the ruling party is not divided concerning the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Recall that some of the APC Governors had approached the Supreme Court to stop the naira redesign policy.
But in a broadcast on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the validity of old N200 notes till 10 April and banned old N500 and N1,000 notes.
Some APC Governors have, however, insisted that old N500 and N1,000 remain legal tender in their respective States.
Ajanah, speaking on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict on Monday, said that APC stands with President Muhammadu Buhari on the new policy.
He said: “We are not divided, that is what the opposition like to make others believe, because some of our governors have come out to say we feel the pain of the people. We are not just going to go the way of the CBN or what the Attorney General of The Federation have come to say.
“The governors interact with the people directly, they deal with the locals, they know more than anyone what the people are feeling and hearing from them is. So, we are not divided against each other, we are with the President.”
Ajanah, who is the Assistant Secretary Protocol and Events of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, said that the President in his speech on Sunday explained there is going to be light at the end of the tunnel.
She noted that the ruling party is taking Buhari’s words on that, maintaining that the Governors worry that the policy affects the masses the most.
Ajanah added that the APC expects the CBN Governor to go back to President Buhari and discuss the policy again having seen what is happening in Nigeria.
The Supreme Court is expected to hear the matter on 22 February, days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections.