As Nigeria heads to the polls tomorrow, political parties have admitted to struggling to raise funds for the payroll of party agents and other logistics mobilization.
According to report, representatives from major parties such as the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) have expressed dissatisfaction with the new currency policy.
It was learned that Idris Mohammed, the Director of Strategic Communications for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, stated that no party can claim of having bulk resources to pay its supporters for mobilization and other logistics.
Cash Transfer To Be Given To 200,000 Nigerians – FG Reveals
According to him, “It is a general problem as you know. We are not aware of anybody getting bulk money from our party. The FG has instituted a cashless policy and there is nothing we can do than to go with the policy. We have mentioned it here and the presidential candidate has also said over again that it is going to be a tough situation.
“This is not just for the election but for ordinary Nigerians. It is going to be hard for anybody to get cash.”
Similarly, Ladipo Johnson, Chief Spokesperson for the NNPP Presidential Campaign Council, acknowledged the APC’s stance, noting that not just political parties but the entire populace are harmed.
According to the NNPP leader, politicians appear to be the hardest afflicted by the cash constraint.
He noted that “We are not excluded from anything going on in this country. I know the country is difficult at the moment and that the masses are suffering as a result of the cash squeeze policy. We understand the long-term benefit of it. But it is very painful in the short term.”
JUST IN: Five Political Parties Endorses Atiku For President
The cash issue, according to Victor Oye, National Chairman of APGA, has made it difficult for his party to take care of “certain basic things.”
Also the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba said “The challenge of the cash crunch is all over the place and it is part of the legacy of the APC. No matter how good their policies appear, implementation is always a problem. This election is about our lives, and our survival and no sacrifice will be too if we are to be rescued from this situation. As a party, we sympathize with Nigerians.
“We are hurt particularly in an election period but our appeal to Nigerians is that irrespective of the difficulty that the APC has brought upon this country including the sabotaging within the party of the cash policy, they should keep the faith.”
Follow us on Facebook
Post Disclaimer
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author and forum participants on this website do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of Anaedo Online or official policies of the Anaedo Online.