{"id":172731,"date":"2025-08-06T14:04:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/stop-abusing-naira-adc-tells-tinubu"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:08:31","slug":"stop-abusing-naira-adc-tells-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/stop-abusing-naira-adc-tells-tinubu","title":{"rendered":"Stop abusing Naira \u2013 ADC tells Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop announcing monetary rewards in US dollars, saying it shows a lack of respect for Nigeria\u2019s own currency, the Naira.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the statement in a post on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He reacted to the recent cash rewards given to Nigeria\u2019s national female football team, the Super Falcons, and the basketball team, D\u2019Tigress, for their achievements.<\/p>\n<p>While thanking the President for recognizing the efforts of the athletes, Abdullahi criticized the choice of currency used for the reward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank President BAT for amply rewarding our victorious Falcons and D\u2019Tigress. But we find it strange that the President has repeatedly shown his disregard for the Nigerian sovereign currency by announcing the awards in US Dollars,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He ended the post by referencing the National Orientation Agency (NOA), saying: \u201cMr. President sir, NOA says, Stop the Naira Abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop announcing monetary rewards in US dollars, saying it shows a lack of respect for Nigeria\u2019s own currency, the Naira. The party\u2019s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the statement in a post on X on Tuesday. 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