El-Rufai: ‘The Fight To Keep Old Naira Notes Isn’t For You’ – Okon Lagos Sends Message To Nigerians

Nigerian comedian and actor, Ime Bishop Umoh, popularly known as Okon Lagos, has said the fight against the Naira policy redesign by some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is for self-interest and not the masses.

Naija News reports that the comic actor made this known in a lengthy Instagram post, urging Nigerians to avoid protest and exercise patience.

He said citizens should follow the lead of President Muhammadu Buhari, in giving Nigerians a free, fair, and credible election as the Naira policy design is not targeted at them.

Okon added that no desperate vote-seeking Nigerian politician genuinely cares about the citizen and the fight to keep the old Naira notes as legal tender isn’t for them.

He wrote: “The real people this Naira policy is aimed at, are already crying. The stockpile of cash for elections and vote buying are in dollars, 1000, and 500 Naira denominations at least. No corrupt politician stocks up N200 denominations and less.

“Please let’s allow Buhari fulfillment of his promise of free, fair, and credible elections. Let’s stop the violence and follow his lead. The man knows what he’s doing.

“No desperate vote-seeking Nigerian politician genuinely cares about you. Their fight to keep all old currency notes as legal tender isn’t for you!

“Let it just be that N200, N100, N50, N20, N10 and N5 are made available. It will be enough to satisfy the cash needs of every common man.

“What these vote buying politicians have are the exact old currency notes that are no longer legal tender (N1000 and N500).

“Guys chill let the elections finish. This fight isn’t aimed at punishing the common man. It’s aimed at delivering a fair elections! Abeg make we not too vex. E go soon finish!”