Why Nigeria’s Democracy Must be Preserved.
Ejeye Jolomi
The purpose of this article is to create awareness to avert evil machinations and mechanisms put in place by unknown Enemies of Nigeria to scuttle the upcoming Presidential Elections because the Elections must hold peacefully in a free and fair Atmosphere so that Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will emerge victorious at the Presidential polls and the people’s mandate would not be stolen.
Since the end of January, 2023, Nigeria’s Political Climate has been characterized by Civil unrest, Protests in some parts of the country, and viral videos of large crowd of people at banks expressing their anger and displeasure over the CBN’s New Naira Notes Swap Policy.
Media reports has it that a Wema Bank branch in Ibadan, Oyo State, was destroyed and vandalized when a riot broke out, An Anonymous Senior Staff at Sterling bank claimed some of the bank’s branches in Lekki area of Lagos State were shut down on the 7th of February, 2023, some Sterling Bank Managers were also arrested by members of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). Zenith Bank also closed down their bank branches at Agege, Ikorodu, and Ikeja area of Lagos State to avert a backlash from customers who are being frustrated by the massive queues and can’t have access to their money. There was also a clash between the Nigerian Army and students of University of Benin on the 4th of February, 2023, as seen in a viral video, protests are gradually building up due to the hardship in the country caused by scarcity of new naira notes.
I am of the opinion that the timing of this CBN New Naira Note Policy is totally wrong and it seems the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele didn’t explain the negative effect the CBN monetary Policy will have on Nigerians to President Buhari. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele has a personal Vendetta against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) because he wasn’t allowed to contest the Party’s Presidential Primaries where he intended to monetize the system and buy his way through during the Presidential Primaries of the All Progressives Congress held in 2022, last year.
Another theory to the current Polity of the Country indicates that The Monetary Policy of the CBN is intended to deliberately cause chaos, panic, and as if negative reactions are being expected from Nigerian Citizens by all means necessary by keeping them frustrated.
To Authenticate my claim over the complicity of the Central Bank meddling in the Politics of Nigeria, the Central Bank Governor should explain How Notorious Bandit Leader, Kachalla Baleri got the new Naira notes amounting to 10 million Naira in a viral video seen on the Internet, when even Wealthy Nigerians with Legitimate businesses don’t have up to 1 million Naira of the new notes in Cash, due to the scarcity of the new naira notes and the Incompetence by the CBN in distributing the new naira notes.
It would be flagrant disregard and disobedience to the doctrine of Separation of Powers which strengthens Democracy by ensuring Checks and Balances, If the CBN goes ahead with the deadline of the new naira notes because both the highest Court in the Country, the Supreme Court (Judiciary) and the National Assembly (Legislature), have clearly stated their Position on the New Naira notes Policy
The Presidential and National Assembly Elections must hold on February 25th, 2023 as affirmed by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday, 8th February, 2023.
This Article is intended to create awareness on why Nigeria’s Democracy must be preserved and avert any plot to truncate our Democracy, it would not work.
It should be noted that during the June 12 Political Crises, Tinubu endangered his life to fight for the enthronement of Democracy while Atiku Abubakar sold out to the Military Government.
Comrade Ejeye Jolomi is the Media Director, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Senior Special Assistant at Pan African Youth Union (PYU), member of the ruling All Progessives Congress (APC), and the National Director, Youth Co-ordination and Mobilization, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Support Organization.
