Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, the popular Onitsha-based pastor, better known as Odumeje, has revealed that the Naira took a free fall against the Dollar because he was out of the country.
The comic pastor made the claim at the airport on arrival from London.
The cleric travelled to the UK earlier this month to host a comedy show. He often boasts that he possesses immense with which he fixes societal issues.
He earlier boasted of being behind the naira’s appreciation with one of his powers, when the currency gained 12 percent against the dollar in early April, building on a 14 percent surge in March.
On Friday, the naira depreciated to N1,320 to the dollar at the parallel market.
At the official window, the local currency depreciated by 2.24 percent to N1,339.23 against the dollar on Friday, from N1,309.88 on April 25.
However, Odumeje said he is back to stop the naira’s slide like he has always done.
On April 8, the local currency strengthened to N1,120 to the dollar at the black market and N1,230 at the official window.
Odumeje had taken credit for the naira’s appreciation at the time.