Emilokan: Tinubu Finally Opens Up On Viral Slogan, Read What He Says

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday explained the reason for his viral statement "emilokan" during the last presidential campaign. 

The president who was on a State visit to the palace of Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, in Ijebu Ode, said he invoked the "spirit of freedom" during his last electioneering visit to the state.

He said some of his popular statements that resonated with Nigerians and his supporters were used to invoke the spirit during the campaign.

President Tinubu further said that the hardship that accompanied the Central Bank of Nigeria cash swap policy during the electioneering period forced him to invoke the spirit of freedom in the South West state.

He added, “It is a homecoming and I owe so much to all of you and there is so much to thank you for. Because of the way you have taken me and the way you’ve responded to me, all I can say is thank you.

“To many of you, thank you for being there for me and being there for the country. You demonstrated so much loyalty, so much commitment and voted at a very crucial time.

“Your monies were confiscated. The cash swap didn’t work. It was terrible then. I realised that and I came to Ogun State to invoke the spirit of freedom for which we are noted. I invoked that spirit twice. The spirit of  Emi l’okan (it’s my turn).

“And the second spirit is that of money (Naira scarcity), ‘ama dibo ama wole’ (we will vote and we will win) even if there is no money. And that, ever since, has been the spirit that is driving me to serve.”, The President said