President Bola Tinubu has claimed that during his campaigning in Ogun state, he evoked the spirit of freedom.
During the election season, some of Tinubu’s well-known remarks that connected with Nigerians and his fans were allegedly used to evoke the spirit.
According to the former governor of Lagos State, the difficulties brought on by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s cash swap policy during the campaign season compelled him to evoke the spirit of freedom in the South West state.
“I invoked the spirit of freedom in Ogun,” the President 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.
“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.”
