Mr Buhari’s regime justified debt accumulation, claiming loans were obtained for infrastructural development.
Referring to the electorate, the lawmaker said, “They know they were not electing a magician. And nobody promised a magical solution.”
A July 13 information accused the former CBN chief of owning an unlicensed gun and bullets in violation of the 2004 Firearms Act — a criminal statute that carries a jail sentence.
“We do not want to distract them from the onerous tasks facing them and the nation. Neither is it our wish to take the spotlight away from them in any way,” he said.
The census, earlier billed for between May 3 and May 7, was postponed due to the federal government’s transition programme.
Mr Arikpo urged Nigerians to find ways to manage stress with or without government’s help.
The former president was speaking at the first year anniversary town hall meeting of Governor Chukwuma Soludo in Awka on Saturday.
A petty trader, Madam Uloma, also said she wouldn’t accept the old notes, saying, “until I hear from the horse’s mouth, I will not collect the old notes”.
As Nigerians go to the ballot on Saturday, February 25 to elect a new president, not a few voters think that the worst mistake would be to let Buhari happen again.
