₦airaland Forum

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ayekooto Akindele says the controversial business advice from the Nigerian First Lady, Remi Tinubu, was not for internet fraudsters and supporters of the 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu’s wife had in a viral video while advising women on small and medium scale businesses, said setting up petty business like frying akara business is not difficult.

Tinubu’s wife also mentioned that women can survive by selling roasted corns and Kulikuli.

The advice, which was captured in a viral video triggered a backlash from netizens, who accused the First Lady of condescending unemployed Nigerian youths.

Reacting, Ayekooto Akindele in a post on his official X handle on Saturday defended Remi, stating that the advice was meant for the poor.

According to the APC chieftain “every petty business Remi Tinubu mentioned is patronised daily by virtually every home in Nigeria.

"Even the yahooboys and ObiDENTs who are lamenting eat one or two of these items daily. But they see it as too low for them, they want to sell cars like coscharis, Lanre Shitu or Elizade.

“Fortunately, they’re not the ones Mama was referring to, their level pass mama own.

Mama was talking to those on or under the poverty line, who want to retain their dignity while earning a livelihood without sleeping with strangers at motels or dupe foreigners on the Internet. There’s dignity in lawful labour”.

SixSeven:
I am surprised people are overlooking something she said in that interview.

"So we've encouraged Nigerians as best as we could. What is within our hands, I have given, and I keep giving.

"I remember giving for TB. When I heard there were so many TB cases, I gave N2 billion. To breast cancer, I gave a billion. For food malnutrition, I gave half a billion."

I, we. They want to turn us to a charity case. What a shame. Before her husband's inauguration in May 2023, Remi Tinubu stated that her family did not require Nigeria's wealth to survive, emphasizing that they are already blessed. She pledged to use her position to guide the nation onto the correct path and promised that they would do the right thing with the country's resources.

For a former Senator not to know that there are specific institutions to do what she is talking about, I now forgive Aisha Buhari who channeled her frustration to the right quarters. Madam, there are budget allocations for these things. It means you are not on top of your game if you have to fund the country with your charity when there is a government. Shame again.

WhiteIverson:
Mama was talking to those on or under the poverty line

Indirectly, this means the advice is for APC supporters. Finally the government is admitting that those who supported and voted for them are living in perpetual poverty. APC Nairaland branch, please confirm this statement for us.

Aunty Remi shared expensive cars for the women leaders and she has advised the APC female and male supporters to tell their wives, mothers, sisters, aunties to go fry akara and sell puff puff and kuli kuli

SixSeven:
I am surprised people are overlooking something she said in that interview.

"So we've encouraged Nigerians as best as we could. What is within our hands, I have given, and I keep giving.

"I remember giving for TB. When I heard there were so many TB cases, I gave N2 billion. To breast cancer, I gave a billion. For food malnutrition, I gave half a billion."

I, we. They want to turn us to a charity case. What a shame. Before her husband's inauguration in May 2023, Remi Tinubu stated that her family did not require Nigeria's wealth to survive, emphasizing that they are already blessed. She pledged to use her position to guide the nation onto the correct path and promised that they would do the right thing with the country's resources.

For a former Senator not to know that there are specific institutions to do what she is talking about, I now forgive Aisha Buhari who channeled her frustration to the right quarters. Madam, there are budget allocations for these things. It means you are not on top of your game if you have to fund the country with your charity when there is a government. Shame again.

Putinofrussia:
Oga Sukueku,have you pondered on whether the budget allocation can get to everybody.
Is it not proper that she gives the downtrodden whom the allocated budget would never flow down to.
Are akara sellers demons that some of you are disparaging them.
I have heard some akara sellers using this low level business to send their children to Universities.
Most people disparaging akara sellers because of politics should cover their faces with soiled clothes because they have erred.
The world is all about the rich,not rich and the downtrodden and these three levels are in all the nations of the world.
Should we only cater and talk about the first two and leave the third?

SixSeven:
People who like to shift the goal post never accept any responsibility. Rather than argue with you, I would tell you I agree with you.

Putinofrussia:
Either you agree or not,there is a tribe in Nigeria...beautiful and sincere people...that 80% of their women sell ogi and akara and it is a business that has been used by them to train numerous children.They still do till date.
They would rather sell akara than do crime.

Lithiumite:
And who said the givt ministry or agency responsible for these things you mentioned aren't doing anything....if we were to rely only on govt,then why do we need NGOs and charity drives......why do you have foundations abroad when tbeir govts are so effective......are you reasonably hearing yourself.

Putinofrussia:
Either you agree or not,there is a tribe in Nigeria...beautiful and sincere people...that 80% of their women sell ogi and akara and it is a business that has been used by them to train numerous children.They still do till date.
They would rather sell akara than do crime.

Tenses:
I thought as much

It's for apc data boys


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Tenses:
I thought as much

It's for apc data boys


Naptu2 omenka ngeneukwuenu Legendhero Richtaiwo Flangelo12 HacheNoire Floki Seunmsg CharlesCNG WizardOfNG iamfraud iamfraud FreeStuffsNG FSBoperator DomPerignon MagicBishop Madridguy Yarimo Goodvibes007 christistruth01 christistruth00 christistruth03

SixSeven:
I am surprised people are overlooking something she said in that interview.

"So we've encouraged Nigerians as best as we could. What is within our hands, I have given, and I keep giving.

"I remember giving for TB. When I heard there were so many TB cases, I gave N2 billion. To breast cancer, I gave a billion. For food malnutrition, I gave half a billion."

I, we. They want to turn us to a charity case. What a shame. Before her husband's inauguration in May 2023, Remi Tinubu stated that her family did not require Nigeria's wealth to survive, emphasizing that they are already blessed. She pledged to use her position to guide the nation onto the correct path and promised that they would do the right thing with the country's resources.

For a former Senator not to know that there are specific institutions to do what she is talking about, I now forgive Aisha Buhari who channeled her frustration to the right quarters. Madam, there are budget allocations for these things. It means you are not on top of your game if you have to fund the country with your charity when there is a government. Shame again.