Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, bemoaned the protracted controversy over the redesign of the naira on Monday, saying it has led to hunger and resentment in Nigeria.
He claimed that in order to stop a revolt, President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) should address the issue.
The Sultan claimed that the naira problem had made living for residents intolerable.
He said that the CBN’s monetary policy was contributing to rising tension and that immediate action was needed to quell it at a two-day symposium on livestock reforms and conflict mitigation that the Kano State administration organized in Abuja.
The Sultan’s words were, “Let’s keep politics aside. The issues of development, especially for the common man, (should be prioritized). These people that God Almighty gave leadership over, one day, God forbid, will rise (against us).
“After all the English by Professors (at the conference), how do we get these developments down to the common man who is a farmer, the common Fulani man who doesn’t know anything about development? He only cares about cattle.
“The people are hungry – is there money? People are angry and hungry. Let’s see how we can douse the tension.