Femi Adesina, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, says the president sold his property to access foreign exchange (forex) for his child’s education.

Adesina, who could not confirm if the president got forex from official sources or the parallel market, said one would have to ask the president himself.

Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, Adesina said the central bank of Nigeria (CBN), is experiencing a paucity of forex.

Corroborating Adesina’s stance, the president himself had earlier said in an interview with Al Jazeera that it would henceforth be “tough luck” for those who are (or wish to school abroad) to access forex”.

“Those who can afford foreign education for their children can go ahead but Nigeria cannot afford to allocate foreign exchange to those who decided to train their children outside the country,” he said in March.

Asked if the president could afford the education of his children abroad, Adesina said: “You will need to ask him.”

“Don’t forget that it was in the public domain even before he became president that when one of his children needed to go abroad he had to sell his property; maybe it was his house in Lagos or somewhere,” Adesina said.

“Anybody that wants to train a child abroad must be sure that he or she can afford it. If you can afford it no problem.

“At a time like this when there is paucity of foreign exchange, what the president is simply saying is that central bank may not be able to provide forex but you can always buy your forex at the parallel market if that is what you want.”

Though the CBN has not officially banned the access to forex for education and medical bills, the president has said explicitly, that the country cannot afford it.

blackboy:
Ohhh Mr Adesina you just seem to complicate things for Mr President.
Your explanation is lame and annoying.
Silence is golden. Nigerians are no fools. Which house he sell? Lagos or somewhere? You Dont even know.
Forget story.

ajepako:


Maybe he finally found buhari's house in port harcourt and sold it for him..These guys play on our intelligence l swear...

arresa:



Have you investigated and fund the claim to be false?


Obviously, you are the one insulting your own intelligence with your own bogus and premature conclusion ..

arresa:



Have you investigated and fund the claim to be false?


Obviously, you are the one insulting your own intelligence with your own bogus and premature conclusion ..

AntiMahdi:



Must you always defend nonsense?

Purplebirdrep:
Adesina must tell us the actual house, the mud house in Daura or plot of undeveloped land at portharcourt?

Your future at stake like lie Mohammed do tell Nigerians lies.