The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) said any attempt to foist an interim government on the nation instead of a duly elected administration is dead on arrival.
NEF in a statement its Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed released, said there’s a report in circulation that plan is being made in some quarters to capitalize on the harsh condition Nigerians are facing to scuttle the forthcoming elections, which would prompt an interim government.
The Elders’ group said, the alleged plot did not sit well with it, and went on to share its positions on topical issues.
The statement in part: “They suggest that difficulties simultaneously imposed by insecurity, crushing inflation, fuel scarcity, exchange of old for new currency notes and others which affect particularly poor Nigerians are deliberately contrived to inflame passions and trigger unrest which may poison the election environment or threaten its conduct.
“The Forum has no basis to support these conjectures. Nonetheless, it warns against any attempts to interfere with the conduct of credible elections and a peaceful transition to a new administration.
“The severe economic and social difficulties under which Nigerians live are indeed threats to peace and security. Solution must be found to improve the security of the citizen and the state. Fuel shortage can and must be eliminated immediately.
“The currency swap programme has not worked as planned, and it is strangulating economies, communities and the patience of the citizen. It should be revisited, particularly around its timelines and operations of the CBN and banks.
“Whatever its benefits, it cannot be of value if it destroys many aspects of the economy, or alienates already hard-pressed citizens further. The Forum advises a postponement of its deadlines and a major review of the utility of the continued stay of the leadership of the CBN in place.
“The Forum warns that Nigerians will not accept to live under any arrangement that offends the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
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