Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has doubled down on his claim that there is concerted and conscious effort by some persons to hinder and derail the 2023 general elections.
Tinubu said there is a sinister motive behind the naira redesign which has led to the scarcity of the currency.
Speaking on Friday at the APC presidential campaign rally in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti capital, Tinubu said the current scarcity of naira notes is part of a grand plot to ensure the postponement of the general election.
Tinubu said the endgame of those behind the naira note scarcity is to ensure an interim government instead of election.
“They are hoarding naira so that you can be angry and fight. They want confusion so that the election can be postponed. What they want is an interim government. But we are wiser than them. We will not fight. Any rat that eats the rat poison will end up killing itself,” he said.
“I am in the race for the betterment of the people. If it is what I will eat and what I need personally, God has provided for me. I am in this race to make life good and better for you too.
“Ekiti people are well educated people. They are well read; they don’t joke with education. But it is not good to finish schooling and not get a job. So, we shall provide jobs for you.
“On that day, we will trek to the polling booths to cast our votes. Your polling booths are not far from where you live. So, you should walk down to cast your votes.
“I believe each and every Nigerian is entitled to a life of dignity and happiness free from the fear of hunger, poverty, violence and hopelessness. I believe we can do better as a nation. I believe we must do better. History calls. Destiny calls. Greatness calls” he said