2023 Polls: "They Moved Exchange Rate From N200 to N800," Tinubu Fires More Shots at Buhari's Administration

2023 Polls: "They Moved Exchange Rate From N200 to N800," Tinubu Fires More Shots at Buhari's Administration

  • The present administration has been accused of bringing hardship upon the people by frustrating Nigeria's economic stability
  • The allegation against President Muhammadu Buhari's led administration was made by Bola Tinubu, the standard-bearer of the APC
  • Tinubu said that the naira-to-dollar exchange moved from N200 to N800 between 2015 and 2023

The 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari's administration of killing Nigeria's economy.

Speaking at his presidential rally in Calabar, the capital city of Cross River state, Bola Tinubu expressed displeasure over the current naira-to-dollar exchange rate under the government of President Buhari.

Bola Tinubu, APC, Calabar, Cross River state, Muhammadu Buhari
Tinubu has accused the present administration of damaging Nigeria's economic stability. Photo: Bashir Ahmad
Source: Facebook

In a video seen by Legit.ng, Tinubu said the present leaders are not good thinkers.

The former Lagos state governor added that if those in authority had solutions, they would have addressed Nigeria's economic challenges.

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His words:

"Today as they torture, they moved the exchange rate from N200 to N800. If they had repaired it, if they had arrested it, 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."

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Atiku Abubakar of the PDP warned Bola Tinubu of the APC to desist from roping him into his crisis with President Buhari.

The warning was issued by the former vice president through the Atiku/Okowa campaign organisation.

The spokesperson of the organisation said Tinubu's politics has always been about "self and the cabal" as he never cared for Nigerians or the success of the government he claimed to have brought to power.

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In other news, Chimaroke Nnamani had earlier shared a campaign poster showing the logo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The former lawmaker shared the controversial campaign poster on his Twitter page on Monday, January 30.

Nnamani, who set the Twitter space agog, did not say a word but indicated that the poster is his new profile photo.

Source: Legit.ng

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Nnenna Ibeh Nnenna Ibeh is a journalist with over 10 years of experience with various media organisations including Premium Times. Being on the front burner of reporting politics and the different dimensions of governance, she is also passionate about girls' education and women's and children's health. With degrees in Journalism, Peace Studies & Conflict Res., and Dev. Studies, Nnenna has worked in the dev. sector as a communications officer for the Centre for Democracy and Dev. email: ibehnnenna@gmail.com