Yoruba youths have called on the Federal Government to find an urgent solution to the present crisis caused by the scarcity of old and newly designed Naira notes at commercial banks and points of sales centres amid worsening fuel crunch across Nigeria.
The group said that it made the call out of concern that if unaddressed timely, the crisis might lead to another ugly protest like the #EndSARS demonstrations which grounded socioeconomic activities nationwide for days with undesirable consequences.
These were contained in a statement by the leader of the Yoruba Youth Council, Eric Oluwole, who reportedly made the call during a meeting with some youth stakeholders in the South West when they paid host to him at his residence.
According to the statement, the majority of the Nigerian people are complaining about the hardship they are facing over money transactions in the banks, where they are unable to withdraw needed amount to address their urgent personal and other needs.
The statement recalled especially the now viral video of a woman who went naked in the bank because she was unable to get the money she is expected at the bank, and noted the general complaints about POS agents.
It said: “People are dying in the hospital because they are unable to get enough money they kept in the bank for their health and other maintenance.”
Oluwole therefore advised the CBN to work hard by circulating more money to the commecial banks and change the mode of its operation in order to reduce the hardship.
The statement added that the worrisome fuel scacity and exorbitant prices across the country is another problem which also demands the urgent attention of the Federal Government.
Also, he advised the youths to always pursue a good agenda for Yoruba land, urging them to alwat maintain peace among themselves.
Besides, the Yoruba Youth Council leader asked the youths to start campaigning about “an affiliated group we belong to called “Youth Awake Now (YAN).”
According to him: “YAN is a solid group that will change Nigeria for good.”
Oluwole reminded them about a YAN meeting coming up next week.
