Aisha Yesufu under fire for celebrating naira fall

Aisha Yesufu under fire for celebrating naira fall

Activist and co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Somtochukwu Yesufu, has received knocks from many Nigerians have over her recent comments celebrating the decline of the naira value against the dollar.

Yesufu, in a statement on Saturday, berated President Bola Tinubu over the sharp decline in the naira.

She said, “Aisha Yesufu, who said you should keep your dollar closer, is the problem, not the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who rigged the election only to be worse than Buhari.

“You people should keep living in Lala Land. My pinned post still tells you to keep your dollars close.
Governance cannot be run on propaganda.”

Yesufu was reacting to a report by Bloomberg Africa which stated that “Nigeria’s naira has reversed recent gains and is now the world’s worst performing currency in the last month, increasing pressure on the central bank to keep raising interest rates.”

Bloomberg Africa further noted that “the naira has slipped to 1,466.31 to the dollar, its weakest level since March 20, hurt by the local scarcity of the US currency, which on Thursday halved from the day before to just $84 million.”

Condemning the activist over her statement, Umar Muhammed, in a statement on X, mentioned that “it’s surprising how unpatriotic you can be; you leverage that Nigeria should fail, but you’ll be disgraced at last.

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He added, “Nothing lasts forever; you’re even worse than any corrupt politician ever; you’ve refused to comment on the fraudulent charges against your husband, no matter how bad Nigeria gets. Nothing good comes easy. Nigeria would be great again, and you’ll be sad forever.”

Imo Enobong Ebong, in his reaction, states, “You’re encouraging people to sabotage the economy because Tinubu is Nigeria’s president. But you wouldn’t encourage Nigerians to keep hold of their dollars if Obi were the president. Same mindset as those who blew up oil pipelines because Buhari replaced GEJ.”

Another X user identified as Richard, described the #BringBackOurGirls activist as a “bitter” person when he said she’s “always and ever bitter!

He adds, “If you accuse Tinubu of rigging, what are you going to accuse your husband of doing? The ills and evils you wish Nigeria would experience will befall you and your family.

“Till now, you can’t even produce a clean slate for your stewardship as the keeper of LP campaign funds! Gbajue woman!”

Suleman Idemudia urged Nigerians to support the development strides of the present administration rather than celebrate when the economy suffers setbacks.

He said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approach to economic development and commitment to sustainability are setting a positive example for other leaders.

“Let’s engage in respectful dialogue and focus on moving our nation forward together.”

Aisha Yesufu under fire for celebrating naira fall