Tinubu made bold statements in Ogun State prior to the election.
By Jeffrey Agbo
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his appreciation to the people of Ogun State for their support in the build-up to the 2023 polls, noting that that was where he invoked the spirit of freedom.
Speaking on Thursday during a visit to the state, Tinubu said he was forced to invoke the spirit of freedom in the South West state because of the hardship that accompanied the Central Bank of Nigeria cash swap policy at the time.
“I invoked the spirit of freedom in Ogun,” he said while speaking at the palace of Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, in Ijebu Ode.
He added, “It is a homecoming and I owe so much to all of you and there is so much to thank you for. Because of the way you have taken me and the way you’ve responded to me, all I can say is thank you.
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“To many of you, thank you for being there for me and being there for the country. You demonstrated so much loyalty, so much commitment and voted at a very crucial time.
“Your monies were confiscated. The cash swap didn’t work. It was terrible then. I realised that and I came to Ogun State to invoke the spirit of freedom for which we are noted for.
“I invoked that spirit twice. The spirit of Baba (referring to Awujale). The spirit of Baba – Emi l’okan (it’s my turn), that’s Baba. The spirit for being blunt and that is him.
“And the second spirit is that of money (Naira scarcity), ‘ama dibo ama wole’ (we will vote and we will win) even if there is no money. And that, ever since, has been the spirit that is driving me to serve.”
Tinubu made bold statements in Ogun State prior to the election. One of them came when he declared during a presidential campaign in Abeokuta that it was through his efforts that former President Muhammadu Buhari made it to Aso Rock after failing thrice.