Omoyele Sowore, a presidential hopeful in Nigeria and publisher of an online newspaper, Sahara Reporters says he will make the country a marijuana exporting hub if elected as the country’s president.

The video of Sowore’s ‘controversial’ claims while speaking at an event organized by a non-governmental organization on Wednesday has since gone viral on social media.

His reasons for advancing the idea was that many countries are making billions from the plant while in Nigeria, drug law enforcement agencies were arresting people for either cultivating or possessing it.

Sowore admitted that his views on the subject were controversial but also that he was ready to discuss it in details at the right time.

“We have to start taking care of our weed, such that we can also contribute to the GDP of the world,” he said. Some of the best weeds in the world are grown in Ekiti State.

“I’m very serious. People are making billions out of that particular plant that is very potent in Nigeria. We should be focusing on it.

“Our NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) should get the notice, memo in advance that Nigeria will be exporting weed to cure cancer in other parts of the world.

“Instead of chasing after people who are growing weed whereas we are not chasing after our politicians who are smoking cocaine in their houses,” Sowore said.