Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, recently updated his remarks on how the Naira swap scheme would impact the typical Nigerian.
On Sunday, Tinubu noted that “some of our relatives, our wives selling garden eggs, carrots, and roasted corn” require the Naira when speaking at the palace of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II.
Therefore, he applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for granting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) permission to extend the switch from the old to the new naira notes.
According to Tinubu, he and other interested parties had to step in and ask President Buhari to extend the deadline in the best interests of Nigerians.
He explained that one of the factors contributing to his late arrival for the meeting with political figures, members of the community, and professionals in Edo State was his pushing for the extension.
The APC candidate discussed his plans for the future, saying that if he were to win the presidential election in February, he would see to it that the Benin artifacts were returned and that Edo state’s abundant mineral wealth were developed.
“My coming late is not intentional; it is due to the current state of national politics,” he declared.
Some of our cousins’ wives sell roasted corn, carrots, and garden eggs because they need money and Naira.
“We have failed in our obligations if the Naira is cancelled in the current state and we do not step in.
“We have been working on this for three to four days, so when the President unexpectedly indicated today that he would, out of the greatest respect, take into account our request for an extension, we were delighted.
We have been doing that since I kept phoning him and switching back and forth on this. Even though we didn’t receive all we wanted, at least we got a few extra days.
Plans I Have For Benin
Speaking further, Tinubu outlined his ideas for leading Nigeria if he were to win the presidency, vowing that Edo State will flourish economically under his leadership.
The economic hub of this resource- and gas-rich region is Benin, he declared.
We are developing a gas for West Africa that will be sold in Europe. If those who declared their desire for power and ruled for 16 years had given this some thought, we might now be prospering; we would be in a better position.
“The growth for Edo would have been different if Nigeria had been selling gas. “I tell you that we will correct all of those anomalies, and Edo will be a hub for all commercial activity.”
Tinubu pledged to keep providing the support required for the artifacts’ return and preservation.
