Without reforms, tomatoes could be purchased with wheelbarrows of naira notes, says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians would have wanted naira
notes in wheelbarrows to purchase tomatoes if his administration had not launched
financial reforms.

 

Tinubu spoke on Friday at an All Progressives Congress (APC)
rally in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, the place he requested residents to assist his re-election
bid within the January 16, 2027, presidential election.

The president mentioned the reforms had been needed to stop the
nation from sliding out of business, regardless of the hardship that they had brought about
Nigerians.

“When I took over, 27 governors out of 36 of this nation
had been unable to pay wage obligations, to not speak of pension and gratuity,” he
mentioned.

“Today, I stand earlier than you, in a position to say we’re out of the
darkish tunnel. I can beat my chest to say we’re out of the best despair, the
darkish journey of uncertainty, and the calamitous attainable chapter.”

Tinubu mentioned the naira may have misplaced just about all its
worth if his administration had not taken troublesome selections.

“If we didn’t take a call the day I took over, we’ll
use wheelbarrows to maneuver our naira as a result of it might have develop into worthless.
Nothing,” he mentioned.

“We are speaking of 1,300 now to a greenback as a result of it nonetheless
has pocketable worth. If we had left it, it might have been a wheelbarrow when
you go to the market to purchase tomatoes. That is the reality.”

The president acknowledged that the reforms had imposed
difficulties on Nigerians, saying he understood the strain households had been
going through.

“It is troublesome. It was onerous. It was onerous for me too. I
may say, properly, by historical past, I’m a snug man. I don’t know the ache of
the market, however I share your ache. I share the problem,” he mentioned.

Tinubu additionally cited his administration’s training coverage as
a part of its efforts to ease the burden on households, saying he had determined to
take away the duty of tuition charges from mother and father.

The president urged voters to assist his second-term
ambition, describing the 2027 election as consequential for the nation’s
future.

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