El-Rufai Says Cbn Naira Swap Policy Will Not Stop Vote Buying In February 25 2023 Poll
El-Rufai Says Cbn Naira Swap Policy Will Not Stop Vote Buying In February 25 2023 Poll

El-Rufai Says Cbn Naira Swap Policy Will Not Stop Vote Buying In February 25 2023 Poll

El-Rufai Says CBN Naira Swap Policy Will Not Stop Vote Buying In February 25 2023 Poll

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will not stop vote buying come February/March polls.

He reminds the CBN policy makers that votes are not being bought with the naira currency alone.

El-Rufai speaking in an interview on the BBC Hausa Service, said politicians could buy votes with foreign currencies.

They could also bought votes with food, he added.

The governor said money could not be taken out of politics, it could only be reduced.

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El-Rufai explained that the APC governors are not opposing the CBN naira swap not because they wanted to use the naira notes to buy votes.

The APC governors, according to him, were at the supreme court because the policy was impovershing Nigerians and inciting voters against the APC on the eve of major polls.

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