Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, has hailed Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna state for his stance on naira policy.
Recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had set February 10 as the deadline for the validity of the old naira notes.
Some governors under the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenged CBN’s deadline in court.
The supreme court granted an ex parte application filed by the Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara state governments.
This prevents the CBN from effecting its ban on the old notes pending the hearing and determination of the case.
On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari instructed the CBN to extend the validity of the old N200 notes till April 10.
El-Rufai reacted to Buhari’s directive and said that the old naira notes will remain legal tender in Kaduna until the supreme court decides otherwise.
Fani-Kayode took to social media on Saturday to hail the Governor, he described him as the “hero of the moment”.
The former Minister also said that those conspiring against Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, have failed.
“The hero of the moment is @elrufai. He has spoken truth and @fkeyamo has confirmed that truth most eloquently and courageously on Channels TV’s ‘Politics Today’ last night,” he wrote.
“Those that hatched and plotted the conspiracy to stop BAT and are attempting to set our nation ablaze and destroy our democracy have failed.
“Next Saturday this matter will finally be concluded, the hopes of the conspirators shall be dashed and our collective enemies shall not only be roundly humiliated and convincingly defeated but also confined to the dustbin.”
