The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that the current scarcity of cash and fuel at the twilight of the election is a plot to rig the results.
He made this statement during his constituency outreach programme in Lagos, where he provided 116 cars, thousands of laptops, and other items to the beneficiaries.
Additionally, he inaugurated 8 mini stadia, provided over 5000 laptops and e-learning tabs to students and teachers in public secondary schools, and empowered 15,200 traders, artisans and SMEs in Surulere in the past three years.
In his remarks, he highlighted the economic challenges currently being experienced in the country, which are being used to dissuade voters from choosing the APC Presidential candidate, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Reports have shown that commercial banks are running out of cash following the recently implemented Naira redesign policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), causing a cash crisis in the nation.
Mr Gbajabiamila strongly believes that this crisis was purposely created to ensure the rigging of the elections. He went on to express his concerns over the situation and called for Nigerians to stand united against any attempt to undermine the democratic process.
With this in mind, it is our duty to ensure that the will of the people is respected and that we exercise our right to vote with solidarity and courage.
He said, “I was telling some people the other day that when people talk about rigging an election, they talk about on the day of the election, they do not know that rigging sometimes starts before the election.
“What has happened in Nigeria in the past three weeks, no cash, money in the past weeks, that is nothing but rigging the election. It is done for a purpose and the only purpose is to make sure that the man Nigerians love does not win the election.
“But you know why I am happy, I take solace from one thing that God is a wonderful God, that with all their permutations, I see God’s hand in this project.”
He said despite the plot to rig the election with the cash swap policy, there is a huge assurance from Nigerians to come out in full force and cast their vote for Tinubu.
“People are singing in the North, East and West that whether you lock up all the money, close the door to the filling stations, people are saying they will come out to vote,” he said.
He appreciated members of his constituency in Surulere for their support for him since he was first elected as a member of the house in 2003, saying that this makes it 20 years of service.
He said in the past 20 years, he has sustained the constituency outreach programme and also implemented several projects that have impacted greatly his constituents.