Leave Naira redesign to next government, says ex-Governor Dickson

By Abubakar Yunusa Abuja

AformerGovernor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Henry Seriake

Dickson yesterday said Naira redesign should be left to the next government to avoid any effect on the forthcoming poll.

He also asked political actors to avoid inciting comments which can cause confusion or crisis.

He pleaded with Nigerians to avoid sliding into ethnic and religious tendencies.

Dickson, currently the Senator representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, has called on Nigerians to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies to conduct free, fair, and peaceful elections.

Dickson disclosed this at the bare-it fellowship with Senator Henry Seriake Dickson with the theme "Vocational diligence: From police post to government HouseMy story" organized by Rotary Club of Maitama in Abuja yesterday.

He said: "The election is just about a month away, and let's see how we work, support INEC, support the security services and all agencies concerned to deliver a free fair, and acceptable general election that will throw up a new class of leaders in our country.

"I know that we are not all on the same page and that is allowed. Democracy is a breeding ground and a marketplace of ideas. So ideas can differ, can vary, and perspectives need not be the same. But let us all bear in mind that in all of this, the political class should not commit class suicide, and should not lead the country toward