The speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has claimed that the current fuel and naira scarcity is a deliberate attempt from “elements” to scuttle the February 25 election and prevent APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu’s from becoming the next president.
The speaker said this in Lagos on Tuesday when launching of the second phase of a transport initiative called ‘Gbaja Ride’ for his Surulere constituents.
The Ride consist 35 low-fare buses will ply different routes in Surulere and its environs.
“As your representative and speaker, I have a good understanding of the current hardships and discomfort being faced by many Nigerians, without exception to my constituents,” Mr Gbajabiamila explained.
“The lower legislative chamber under my leadership has been on the side of the people, working tirelessly to rescue them from these difficulties. I am glad that the judiciary has also confirmed our position on the implementation of the policy of naira redesign.”
According to him, the new naira banknotes policy was a well-thought-out one, which had unfortunately been hijacked and politicised, alleging that some elements created a crisis around the policy to stop Mr Tinubu from becoming the next president.
He noted that the plot seemed to be failing as Nigerians still keep faith with the APC and Tinubu despite the chaos following the naira scarcity.
“Nobody can convince me that it is not a plot to stop Asiwaju from becoming the president of this country. But I am glad that our God is a wonderful being as the plot these people sat together to hatch, he has intervened.”