Hardship: Why Tinubu shouldn’t be blamed if naira exchanges for N2,414 per Dollar – Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri, a sociopolitical commentator, has stated that Nigerians should not blame President Bola Tinubu if the naira depreciates further to N2414 per dollar.
Omokri stated that the rate at which Nigerians purchase food from China, Thailand, and other nations would further devalue the naira.
Omokri lamented the fact that Nigeria spends $6 billion each year on food imports, emphasizing the importance of supporting locally created products.
Posting on X, Omokri wrote: “Nigeria imports almost $6 billion in food annually. And what are we importing? Rice from Thailand that we can grow in Nigeria. Toothpick from China that we can manufacture ourselves. Even annoyingly, we import pizza. What is in pizza that we cannot make ourselves?
“Let the Naira fall. It is good. When we can no longer afford imported food, we will be forced to eat homegrown food. We can’t import table water, milk, salt, and matches and then blame Tinubu when the Naira falls to ₦2414 to one Pound. As Fela sang, ‘Na your fault be that’! If you want the Naira to rise, then do the following: Instead of MTN, Airtel or Etisalat, use Glo Instead of Mercedes, Range Rover, or Honda, buy Innoson, Fly Air Peace over Air France, KLM, or Lufthansa, Bank at First Bank, UBA, GTBank, and Zenith over Stanbic, Watch AriseTV, Channels and NTA over Multichoice DSTV
“Buy Dangote and Ibeto cement, and avoid Chinese brands, Watch and buy Enyimba FC, Kano Pillars, and 3SC over Manchester United, Barcelona, PSG, and Napoli.
“Nobody is coming to save Nigeria. It is only Nigerians that will save Nigeria. Local brands may or may not be as good as foreign ones, but with continued patronage, they will improve in quality. Buy them, and your Naira will rise along with your personal happiness and the international rating of the green Nigerian passport. Your value is tied to Nigeria’s value. Buy Nigerian and Nigeria’s foreign reserves, trade balances, and debt to GDP ratio will automatically improve.”