One of Nigeria’s youngest presidential aspirants and controversial journalist Omoyele Sowore sparked a new wave of controversy after declaring that Nigeria would export export weed (marijuana) during his tenure as president.
In the viral video he said “some of the best weed in the world is grown in Ekiti state Nigeria and people are making are making billions from that product. NDLEA should be given a memo that will enable Nigeria export weed to cure cancer instead of chasing the marijuana farmers while politicians are taking cocaine in their houses.” Of course he received lots of bashing while some called him the weed candidate.
As if to prove Sowore right, just few weeks after Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and one of the most successful tech CEO’s on the planet shocked the world by smoking the same weed on a podcast with popular American comedian Joe Rogan. The 47 year old tech billionaire was discussing everything from artificial intelligence and its impact on humankind to flame throwers and social media. Then he smoked the joint which Rogan said was a blend of tobacco and marijuana and legal in California. However, after smoking the weed Tesla shares dropped by 8%.
This shows that marijuana is not only for irresponsible touts. Even very prominent and influential people around the world takes it and it is also used for medicinal purposes. Sowore was actually right, Nigeria can break away from our total dependence on crude oil and start commercializing our marijuana by exporting to foreign countries and earning foreign exchange worth billions. I think he is young and visionary but unfortunately, Nigeria is a country who votes for political party and not the individual himself.
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