He stated that the policy is an issue for him in an interview with Channels Television on Monday, February 20, 2022, because his family has been unable to prepare meals for days.
Although the policy is sound, as you can see, I don’t keep money in my home. I’m in pain.
“My house manager just informed my wife in Abuja that we don’t have enough money to buy food. We regularly feed over 250 guests, and my wife was practically wandering everywhere. To me and to everyone else, it’s an issue.
Kalu also urged President Buhari to abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the naira swap scheme.
“For this reason, as I have previously stated, if I were the President, I would pay attention to the Supreme Court’s ruling. Whether the Supreme Court is correct or incorrect, in my opinion, Mr. President should abide by the law and ask his Attorney General to approach the Supreme Court for a review, he said.
Recall that President Buhari recently declared the N500 and N1000 notes to be invalid because to a cash shortage.
Buhari made the announcement despite a Supreme Court injunction preventing the Central Bank of Nigeria from enforcing the deadline for the old naira notes on February 10.
On Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Party’s flagbearer, and his chances of winning the presidency, the senator representing Abia North in the National Assembly noted that he is well-liked in the north and would get support in the southeast.
“My local governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, will back Tinubu as well. The voters in my senatorial district will choose Tinubu. To get on the ballot, the puncher must provide 34, 35 percent, he claimed.
On Tuesday, February 21, 2022, the APC presidential candidate will wrap up his campaign in Lagos.