President Bola Tinubu says he invoked the spirits of wisdom and determination, symbolised by “Baba Emi lokan,” to overcome the obstacles in the election.
Tinubu spoke on Thursday at the palace of Awujale of Ijebu-Ode, Sikiru Adetona, during a thank-you visit to the monarch.
In the build-up to the elections, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced a naira redesign policy.
The apex bank had fixed February 10 as the deadline for the use of old N200, N500, and N1,000 bank notes — and insisted on it despite a court order against enforcing the deadline.
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Former President Muhammadu Buhari later ordered the CBN to recirculate old N200 notes.
Speaking on the development, Tinubu said recounted his concerns about the confiscation of funds and the failure of the cashless policy, and how he had previously sought wisdom and guidance from the monarch during his visit to the palace.
“Our money was confiscated. The cashless policy didn’t work, it was terrible then. I realised that I came to this palace to invoke the spirit of freedom which we are noted for,” Dele Alake, his special adviser on communications, quoted him as saying.
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