Naira Redesign, Fuel Scarcity Targeted At Me – Tinubu

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), shouted out yesterday that the present fuel shortage being felt countrywide and the revamping of the Naira proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were directed at his presidential campaign.

But he insisted that those challenges would not derail his campaign for triumph or the upcoming elections in 2023. A campaign rally for Tinubu was conducted in Abeokuta at the well-known M.K.O. Abiola International Stadium in Kuto, the capital of Ogun State.

The APC presidential candidate claimed that the current fuel shortage was a premeditated act of sabotage by nefarious individuals intended to alienate the populace from the APC.

However, he advised Nigerians not to let the petrol shortage discourage them from carrying out their civic duties, particularly voting for his party to win the elections.

The recent redesign of the country’s money, according to Tinubu, was also a part of a plot to annoy the populace even though it is also being hoarded, he claimed, alleging conspiracy and mischief among some forces within the halls of power.

“Even if they said there is no fuel, we will trek to vote. They have a lot of mischiefs. They could say there is no fuel. This one, too, they think they can cause a crisis by sabotaging the fuel supply.

“They are sabotaging fuel supply. Whether there is fuel or not, whether there is Okada (motorcycle) or not, whether there is a tricycle or not, we will go and vote and we shall win. This is a superior revolution and when I tell you, you know what I mean. You know me, we are going there to win.

“They have been scheming to create a fuel crisis, but forget about it. Relax. I, Asiwaju, have told you that the issue of fuel supply will be permanently addressed.

“Let them increase the price of fuel, only they know where they have hoarded fuel. They hoarded money, they hoarded Naira; we will go and vote and we will win. Even if they change the ink on the Naira notes, whatever their plans, it will come to naught. We are going to win. Those in the PDP will lose.

“I am homeboy, I have come here, you will not be put to shame, we will take over the government from them, the traitors who wanted to contest with us. They have no experience.

“This is a revolution. This election is a revolution. They are plotting, but they will fail. They said fuel prices will increase and reach N200 per liter. Go and relax. They don’t want this election to hold, they want to scuttle it,” Tinubu lamented.

Speaking about his plans for the Nigerian youths, Tinubu said he was coming with a “great revolution” that will turn around the suffering of the Nigerian masses and uplift their living standard.

Tinubu promised to introduce a student loan scheme, as well as evolve an education policy that will permanently address issues of lecturers’ agitations and ensure that students graduate from school at the appropriate time.

“On this one, I’m guaranteeing you one thing: there will be a student loan. Nobody will drop out of the university because of school fees. I guarantee you that nobody will have to repeat it for eight years and not graduate.

“Haba! We are too smart, we are brilliant, we are courageous, we are sharp, we will make a four-year course four-year course,” he added.