The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso has urged Nigerians to shun violence while expressing their grievances over the hardship created by the new naira redesign policy.
Kwankwaso made this call in a statement posted on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday.
He expressed worries about reports of uprisings in some parts of the country over the effects of the policy.
He wrote,”I’m concerned about reports of tensions and fracas in some parts of the country over the biting effects of the Naira redesign policy.
“While I maintain that the policy is ill-advised and timed, I call on all Nigerians to maintain law and order, and to avoid violent reactions. I also urge all of us to express our collective anger at the polls on February 25. Let us all endure, persevere and keep our country safe,” he wrote.
There have been reports of violent protests by some Nigerians which has resulted in killings and burning of banks.
