Why this matters: Kaduna state government had announced the provision of free food, free transport, and medical services as part of measures to mitigate the adverse effects of the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State of using freed food, and transport incentives for the residents to buy votes.
What PDP said: In a statement on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, the PDP State Secretary, Ibrahim Wusono, tagged the gesture by El-Rufai’s administration is a tactic for vote-buying ahead of the 2023 general election.
