MIXED REACTIONS AS TINUBU ACCUSES PDP OF NAIRA DEPRECIATING FROM 200 TO 800

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, criticised the country’s foreign exchange (FX) rate management system while speaking at his party’s campaign rally in Cross River state.

Taking a swipe at Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tinubu said he (Atiku) cannot be trusted to make the right decisions for the country.

He said, “Don’t mind them (PDP). The lies of their 16 years, they cannot even provide electricity to roast boli. They cannot even provide electricity to roast corn. They say privatisation. Privatisation for Atiku’s pocket. We say that’s the end of that."

“Don’t let them lie to you about change of currency. Their families — they have never understood what inflation is about."

“They never understand (sic) what money laundering is all about. They never understand (sic) keeping our currency in the dark corner of their room.

“To change and the torture moved the exchange rate from 200 to 800. If they had repaired it, if they had arrested this, we won’t be where we are today. We will be greater. They don’t know the way, they don’t know how to think, they don’t know how to do.

“I say, follow me. Are you going to follow me? Are you going to vote for me?”

“I promise you, prosperity has come. Jobs have come. We will create jobs here. We will turn your waterfronts to be better than Miami in Florida.

“Money will come in. You will enjoy it and you will be happy. Cross River will become wonder of tourism," Tinubu added.