The executive secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Yakubu Pam, has urged Nigerians to rally around President Muhammadu Buhari amid the hardship occasioned by the redesigned naira notes.

On Monday, Mr Pam told journalists in Abuja that the policy was not aimed at individuals or to cause hardship for Nigerians.

He appealed to Nigerians to support the president as he stood his ground to deliver a Nigeria free from insecurity and corruption as promised during his campaigns.

“This is the moment we need to rally around the president; we need to encourage him. Everybody has witnessed in the past few weeks how he has stood his ground on the new naira note to tackle corruption, especially among the elite.

“We should encourage him, knowing that we are passing through a transition period where power will move from one government to another; the current administration must have witnessed a lot and want to deliver solutions to so many challenges, especially insecurity and corruption, that have been bedevilling the country,’’ he said.

The executive secretary called on Nigerians to be patient with the challenges accompanying the policy, saying that the CBN was doing everything possible to cushion the pains.

According to him, there is no new policy that will not come with its challenges.

“The challenges are to be expected. We must endure some of these challenges so as to prepare for a better future,” Mr Pam stated.

He charged religious and traditional leaders to engage citizens in their jurisdiction on the policy’s gains to prevent them from being misled by mischief makers.

(NAN)