Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has lamented the protracted crisis over naira redesign.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Sultan decried that the naira scarcity has caused hunger and anger in the country.
He advised President Muhammadu Buhari to address the problem to prevent an uprising, adding that the naira crisis has made life unbearable for citizens.
The Sultan, while speaking at a two-day conference by the Kano State government on livestock reforms and mitigation of associated conflicts, which was held in Abuja, said there was increasing tension caused by the CBN monetary policy, adding that urgent steps should be taken to stem the crisis.
The Sultan said, “Let’s keep politics aside. The issues of development, especially for the common man, (should be prioritized). These people that God Almighty gave leadership over, one day, God forbid, will rise (against us).
“After all the English by Professors (at the conference), how do we get these developments down to the common man who is a farmer, the common Fulani man who doesn’t know anything about development? He only cares about cattle.
“The people are hungry – is there money? People are angry and hungry. Let’s see how we can douse the tension.”
