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Oshiomhole: Naira Redesign Cash Crisis Helped Obi Defeat Tinubu in Lagos

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Senator Adams Oshiomhole says the cash crisis caused by the 2023 naira redesign contributed to Peter Obi’s victory over Bola Tinubu in Lagos during the presidential election. Speaking in a television interview, Oshiomhole said widespread difficulty accessing cash through banks, ATMs and POS agents angered many voters. He argued that the situation made the ruling APC unpopular in Lagos at the time. He claimed the frustration over cash withdrawals, fuel queues and other economic pressures pushed voters to reject the APC candidate in the state.

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H
hala

How much of Lagos voting do people think came down to the cash scarcity, compared with the wider political choices voters were making?

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olivia

Fair point; cash scarcity may have mattered, but voters rarely move for just one reason. Politics no be one-note song.

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G
grace

The cash crisis clearly made daily life harder, so it is understandable that it became part of how people judged the election period.

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Y
yemi

It may have contributed, but reducing Obi's Lagos victory mainly to the naira redesign could overlook other reasons voters supported him.

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J
jude

The bigger lesson is that major currency policies need better planning and bank readiness, especially when elections are close.

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