New Naira: After Embarrassing Emefiele, Buhari, You Decide To Jump Ship Because Of Money – Oshiomhole Blasts Obaseki

Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that the reason the incumbent governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki is supporting the redesigned naira policy proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele is because of the money he needs from him.

Naija News recalls that Oshiomhole while speaking to some journalists in Benin City had declared that his successor does not have the right to order his arrest or that any citizen for that matter.

He insisted that his position was part of the reasons people had reservations about state police which could easily be abused by some state governors.

Speaking during an interview with Vanguard, Oshiomhole claimed that Obaseki had embarrassed  Emefiele when he claimed that he printed billions of naira to share for states by way of a Federation Account.

He stated that after Obaseki realized his need for cash, he decided to jump ship and support the cashless policy.

According to him,  “I think Obaseki after embarrassing the Central Bank Governor, Emefiele, when he accused him sometime last year or the year before of printing hundreds of billions of Naira to share for states by way of Federation Account and that Emefiele’s policies are going to destroy the Naira even as he admitted that the money was being shared to state Governments, I think he realized that election is coming, Obaseki needs cash and who will give him this cash, o yes the person who has given him before, he took billions from the Central Bank in the name of Agriculture. Ask Obaseki to show you where the farms are.

“A man who has been abusing the Federal Government, abusing Buhari, abusing anything Federal suddenly decided that a policy that I have denounced even as a former chairman of APC and I did not denounce it secretly, I denounced it on national television is now what he supports.”