Sagamu Naira Scarcity Protest: Ogun Govt Accuses PDP Of Sponsoring Violent - EDU-BIZNEWS

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Sagamu Naira Scarcity Protest: Ogun Govt Accuses PDP Of Sponsoring Violent




Ogun State Government has accused some members of opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being behind the early morning violent protest  on Monday in Sagamu ,during which innocent people, banks and public infrastructures were attacked 

Governor Dapo Abiodun's Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin in a statement alleged that some  disgruntled members of PDP and some of the party’s candidates were seen leading the demonstration.

"While the protests was purportedly against the “scarcity of naira notes”, the real intention of these elements became obvious with the involvement of the known PDP members", he stated

It is on record that the campaign tour of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which moved through Simawa to Ogijo and back to Sagamu, where two road were commissioned yesterday(Sunday), ended without any hitch. 

"The APC rally  was attended by tens of thousands of people at different locations, lasting from about 8.00 am in the morning and 8.00pm in the evening without any violence, quarrel or  disagreements whatsoever", the statement added.

We believe strongly that it was the success of the APC rally of Sunday that got the feeble opposition PDP frustrated and therefore made their members to embark on the mindless destruction of properties.

The Governor  Dapo Abiodun, has been on top of the fallouts of the naira re-design issues. 

The Governor had  visited the Central Bank headquarters in Abeokuta and some other commercial Banks’s branches, met with the bankers forum , met with Mr President alongside with other Progressive Governors and made a state broadcast to empathize with Ogun people with a reassurance that efforts are on to ameliorate the negative impacts of the implementation of the CBN policy on the people. . 

Attacks on innocent people and destruction of private and public properties cannot solve the current problem but will rather worsen the situation. 

,"Therefore, we must not allow desperate politicians to mislead members of the public and use them as cannon to vent frustration. 
THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE WE ARE OMOLUABIS . We are the MOST PEACEFUL STATE IN NIGERIA AND THE INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY."

Governor Abiodun called on the people to be patient with Implementation of the naira redesigned and cashless policies by the Central Bank of Nigeria, saying APC has stood by the population at this critical period

"Our people should exercise patience and be law abiding, while waiting to cast their votes to the party that has stood by the populace even at this critical period'

"Our Law enforcement team are already investigating this unfortunate development and  any persons directly or indirect culpable will face the full wrath of the law no matter how highly placed" , the statement concluded

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