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Ttalk:
If there is anything I like about Igbo people is their entrepreneur spirit. I've seen many Igbo youth who came to Lagos with nothing manouvre there way to financial prosperity. I've seen many engage in petty trading, hawking by the roadside with no shame. These are trades that an average Yoruba man would not want to do.

There's a particular canteen back then we used to eat when we are broke in school, 2 young Igbo guys own it, they sell concortion rice, pap and bean and other stuff, am sure their initial setup would be less than 20k. Some year later when I visited the area to greet my Landlord, those young guys has transformed into a modern restaurant with staff and touch of excellence.

I learn a great deal from that experience. An entrepreneur who doesn't know how utilize small amount will waste big money when it sees one.

It's surprising to see Igbo with goal getter spirit coming down to disparage Remi Tinubu on 50k empowerment when the money their parents used to start a thriving business today is less than 10k.

See how politics is causing some region their identity

Dude stop gaslighting igbos it is Nigerians that are criticising the first lady. You see this tribalism and bigotry you are doing, the day you will set this country on fire, you will not escape the repercussions.

You guys like defending nonsense,the woman messed up big time, although that review the kind of person there family is and also an average politician, it's also review what you guys have in stock for Nigerian if you are related.madam in this kind of economic mess Nigeria is, if you think 50k can start business madam you are evil

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Memphis357:
Sunday Dare, why didn't you inherit the Akara business then?

Common sense is not common

Ofunaofu:
Look At Me Today, My Mother Sold Akara, I Carried Bananas On My Head To Markets In Plateau- Dare



A video that was posted on the official X account of Mic on The Podcast on Saturday, June 27, 2026 has captured the moment Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Public Communication was saying he has sold Akara before.

This came after the First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu listed some businesses that Nigerians can begin with small capital.

In the video that surfaced online, Sunday Dare stated that there is nothing bad in selling Akara or roasting corn. He said he hawked bananas to several markets in Jos.


Sunday Dare
President Tinubu's Special Adviser on Media & Communications

My mother sold akara and bananas. I carried bananas on my head to the market in Jos. My mother sold oranges, and through this, they were able to train me.

- Sunday Dare, SA to President Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, on recent remarks by First Lady Remi Tinubu. pic.twitter.com/1S1loERp9Z

— Imran Muhammad (@Imranmuhdz) June 28, 2026

Thank you Mr Dare, but why aren't your children into the business?

Irony1:
Dude stop gaslighting igbos it is Nigerians that are criticising the first lady. You see this tribalism and bigotry you are doing, the day you will set this country on fire, you will not escape the repercussions.

You see the way they are desperately trying to make it look like it is only igbos that are criticizing the first lady.
I have seen a lot of videos of yorubas berating her and calling her oloriburuku but as usual they want to make an igbo thing.

[quote author=LegendHero post=139856646]Video of real people in the real world that appreciates 50k because it increases their capital in their line of petty trading.

That people are denying the fact that they exist and will value that support is a surprise to me.

Dear Nigerians,

Take a moment to look at the kind of people engaged in petty trade that the First Lady was referring to. Much of the criticism appears to have come from some nuisance who lakck simple context.

I hope this helps clear up some of the misconceptions from our… pic.twitter.com/XPkqqKpRvc

— EasYOfLagos ✨️ (@easydigita) June 28, 2026

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Akara Testimony... She started with N12k

Olodo uprising will not be happy 🤣👀 pic.twitter.com/KbsihNIf1l

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) June 27, 2026

wuite mind bloging how people like you exist, So you giyz profile and normalize Poverty to some group of people
And the best Govt can do is help this people swim and float in poverty .... taken them out of the poverty is not a solution

Sudenly Sunday Dare mama sold akara, everybody mama in APC sold akara to raise them,

Can sunday dare compare the cost of living and standard of living in her mother days to the inflation rate we have

Akara is hot demand, Buh how feasible is akara sales to meet your basic bills, We see this women that sell aksra, some we know there, home, their children they are in poverty ...they eat what they see not ehat they want
That is the life President wife that bought cars for apc women nd ask they flaunt wealth ... feels is okay if she can help certain people to swim & float in poverty

the cost of living no matter how you try to cut bills, You can't eat good meals selling akara, even your children can wear good cloth talk of proper scholl

Kingluqman:
When I get there.. I will tell you all what i hawked and sold

..so you have not yet gotten there?

chidiokay:
its wuite mind bloging how people like you exist, So you giyz profile and normalize Poverty to some group of people
And the best Govt can do is help this people swim and float in poverty .... taken them out of the poverty is not a solution

Sudenly Sunday Dare mama sold akara, everybody mama in APC sold akara to raise them,

Can sunday dare compare the cost of living and standard of living in her mother days to the inflation rate we have

Akara is hot demand, Buh how feasible is akara sales to meet your basic bills, We see this women that sell aksra, some we know there, home, their children they are in poverty ...they eat what they see not ehat they want
That is the life President wife that bought cars for apc women nd ask they flaunt wealth ... feels is okay if she can help certain people to swim & float in poverty

the cost of living no matter how you try to cut bills, You can't eat good meals selling akara, even your children can wear good cloth talk of proper scholl

Can you live normal on 150k monthly? I mean food, clothing, and shelter

Ttalk:
If there is anything I like about Igbo people is their entrepreneur spirit. I've seen many Igbo youth who came to Lagos with nothing manouvre there way to financial prosperity. I've seen many engage in petty trading, hawking by the roadside with no shame. These are trades that an average Yoruba man would not want to do.

There's a particular canteen back then we used to eat when we are broke in school, 2 young Igbo guys own it, they sell concortion rice, pap and bean and other stuff, am sure their initial setup would be less than 20k. Some year later when I visited the area to greet my Landlord, those young guys has transformed into a modern restaurant with staff and touch of excellence.

I learn a great deal from that experience. An entrepreneur who doesn't know how utilize small amount will waste big money when it sees one.

It's surprising to see Igbo with goal getter spirit coming down to disparage Remi Tinubu on 50k empowerment when the money their parents used to start a thriving business today is less than 10k.

See how politics is causing some region their identity

We joined our mother to hawk cooked eggs at motor Park in Ijebu Ode on old Ondo Ore road (not the new express) where all these buses to the East and Midwest used to pass in 1975. My mother trained 5 of us with eggs money.

What's wrong in selling akara? I think the first lady was misunderstood.

Tareq1105:
We joined our mother to hawk cooked eggs at motor Park in Ijebu Ode on old Ondo Ore road (not the new express) where all these buses to the East and Midwest used to pass in 1975. My mother trained 5 of us with eggs money.

What's wrong in selling akara? I think the first lady was misunderstood.

Many people criticizing the First Lady are doing so purely because of politics.

How much of their poor family members have they empowered, abi they don't have poor people in their family?

His mother sold akara so everybody's mother should be selling akara, kulikuli or orange? Why isn't he selling akara and training his children from the proceeds?

The issues with these Akara, kulikuki and others is not because they are bad, the Igbos even do more Akara business than Yorubas, Igbos might not be in agbado roasting and hausas sell Kulikuki.

The problem people have with Remi Tinibu is because, is that the achievements that should be coming from President wife.
Just last week she was giving cars to part officials , and to the rest of Nigeria, Agbado Kulikuki.and.Akara, Haba, Remi Tinubu fear God o.
Just keep quiet and let the unknown in your group make all these statements

Wickedfacts:
People who restarted life 20 Pounds are laughing at 50k.

Wetin Peter Obi no go see for Dickson parlour.

Parents fry akara and suffer to train kids cos they want them to turn out better and relief them of the stress and poverty. Not for you to continue frying akara. If you are balanced as a man, you would rather place ur mum on monthly stipend that let her go out frying akara.

Ttalk:
If there is anything I like about Igbo people is their entrepreneur spirit. I've seen many Igbo youth who came to Lagos with nothing manouvre there way to financial prosperity. I've seen many engage in petty trading, hawking by the roadside with no shame. These are trades that an average Yoruba man would not want to do.

There's a particular canteen back then we used to eat when we are broke in school, 2 young Igbo guys own it, they sell concortion rice, pap and bean and other stuff, am sure their initial setup would be less than 20k. Some year later when I visited the area to greet my Landlord, those young guys has transformed into a modern restaurant with staff and touch of excellence.

I learn a great deal from that experience. An entrepreneur who doesn't know how utilize small amount will waste big money when it sees one.

It's surprising to see Igbo with goal getter spirit coming down to disparage Remi Tinubu on 50k empowerment when the money their parents used to start a thriving business today is less than 10k.

See how politics is causing some region their identity

You must find a way to bring igbos into it.
Do you thing shaaa
Man must walk..

Gas is expensive

LegendHero:
Can you live normal on 150k monthly? I mean food, clothing, and shelter

ALOL, ! let me show you me opay, strictly for miscellaneous not the real bills ....i use traditinal bank for main bills

i am a poor man, buh see how cost of living squeeze out . so i can't and dont coach me to how to float n swim in poverty .. 150k naira don uselezz die

Tareq1105:
We joined our mother to hawk cooked eggs at motor Park in Ijebu Ode on old Ondo Ore road (not the new express) where all these buses to the East and Midwest used to pass in 1975. My mother trained 5 of us with eggs money.

What's wrong in selling akara? I think the first lady was misunderstood.

Bro u were used as child Labor to survive. I expect people like you to know better.

Everybody sold akara.

Nor be that one una wan hear?




Tinubu failure dey loud!

chidiokay:
ALOL, ! let me show you me opay, strictly for miscellaneous not the real bills ....i use traditinal bank for main bills

i am a poor man, buh see how cost of living squeeze out . so i can't and dont coach me to how to float n swim in poverty .. 150k naira don uselezz die

Quit betting bro, it will do you more good.

I know things are expensive, but 150k from one side when the husband too will be working so let’s say N300k gross monthly should still be manageable for food, shelter, and clothing.

That’s what that woman was making on the period of her lowest sales.

You're trying to compare the past economy to the present economy ? That's what our First lady should think about before making such comments.

Unfortunately, the akara comment isn't defendable. When nemesis wan catch up with you, the devil will first cause you to start misbehaving. If Chinese government had been empowering their citizens with akara, would thay have been so developed today? Shioor

This is so unintelligent
Your mother sold akara so that you won't need to sell banana forever.

Are your kids selling akara or banana?
Is your mother still selling akara?
In an ICT generation where countries younger and less advantageous like nigeria but yet, making inroads in robotics and AI.

When advanced countries are thinking of how to get countries that are cheaper in the skilled labour force like china,our leaders are making archaic comparison with their past!

The unfornate part is that there are some Nigerians that will applaud this insensitive statement!

In 2026









Sunday dare in 7th HELL FIRE.

Tareq1105:
We joined our mother to hawk cooked eggs at motor Park in Ijebu Ode on old Ondo Ore road (not the new express) where all these buses to the East and Midwest used to pass in 1975. My mother trained 5 of us with eggs money.

What's wrong in selling akara? I think the first lady was misunderstood.

What's wrong in selling akara hmm? I pray one of your child will sell akara to earn a living , just say amen to that no long talk

Akara business is not new, Nigerians have been doing the biz for ages. The first Lady cannot be talking about akara business as though she is sharing a ground breaking idea? Even I as an individual have helped some people start akara business in the past. This is not economic empowerment, it's just a way to help people manage their poverty. We need real economic empowerment policies, we need an enabling environment to thrive. Akara business is a joke and an insult to Nigerians.

LegendHero:
Quit betting bro, it will do you more good.

I know things are expensive, but 150k from one side when the husband too will be working so let’s say N300k gross monthly should still be manageable for food, shelter, and clothing.

That’s what that woman was making on the period of her lowest sales.

why thanks anyway, i am confuse now, i thought we sre talking about the 1st lady believe that 50k at this time is an empowerment

if ii soend over 200k on miscellaneous monthly, i can't wish me fellow human 50k ..thats the annoyance with the 1st lady

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Usmanovic95:
This is 2026 for goodness sake . Nigeria deserve visionary leaders,I don't even know what to call these ones ruling us.

He said if it was right 60years ago, why not now. Laugh wan Kee me😄

"Let them eat cake" by Marie Antoinette is equal to "Start Akara business, roasting corn and kuli kuli doesn’t take much." by Remi Tinubu.