President Bola Tinubu said yesterday that oil subsidy and exchange rate cabals are wishing him de.ad, following the twin policies he introduced when he assumed office in 2023
He spoke as eminent Nigerians and stakeholders who took part in the deadly struggle against military rule to restore civil rule in Nigeria, yesterday, said democracy must be sustained in the country.
One way of doing this is to celebrate and eulogise those who played a part in the struggle, dead or alive.
Those who shared these thoughts yesterday were President Tinubu; Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former Ogun State governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; Professor Sylvester Odion-Akhaine; Chief Fred Agbeyegbe, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN; and Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rasheed Ladoja.
Speaking at the launching of the book, “The NADECO Story” written by Chief Ayo Opadokun, and presentation of awards to those who played key roles in the democratic struggle by the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, which led the struggle between 1994 and 1998, in Lagos yesterday, former Ogun State governor, Olusegun Osoba, who represented Tinubu, said: “As for security, he says, I should let you know, that he is aware that there is a deliberate attempt to disrupt the peace of this country by people whom he knew he had offended by canceling multiple exchange rates and by canceling oil subsidies.
“He said those cabals who are doing round-tripping will wish him dead any time but he is determined that if that is the only thing he would do, he would make sure he rearranges the economy. No matter what, he is determined to face it. So that’s the message from Mr. President.”
According to Osoba, the President commended NADECO for the struggle, and said he won’t be in power today without NADECO, and promised to perform better in his second term, if re-elected.
Osoba said: “The President asked me to tell you that he is fully with you, and he still has his tremendous respect that he would not have been where he is today if not for all of you here who have fought to entrench democracy.’’
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