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A fresh debate has erupted after Arise TV anchor Oseni Rufai reacted to comments made by Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who urged Nigerian musicians to focus more on charity than luxury cars.

Speaking during the launch of the National Community Food Bank in Kogi State, the First Lady encouraged top entertainers, including Burna Boy, Davido, and Asake, to establish charitable foundations and support struggling Nigerians. While acknowledging that owning luxury vehicles is not wrong, she stressed that successful individuals should also give back to society.

In response, Oseni Rufai shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) showing a remarkably long convoy of government vehicles. He captioned the post:
"The president's wife says musicians should buy less Ferrari and co and spend more for charity. Can govt officials also reduce their convoy?"

The video has sparked widespread discussion online. As the convoy passes, voices in the background can be heard expressing surprise at its length, questioning why such a large motorcade is necessary, while one person jokingly prays for similar success one day.

In this video, we examine the First Lady's remarks, Oseni Rufai's response, the convoy footage that has generated intense reactions, and the broader conversation about public spending, accountability, and shared sacrifice during Nigeria's economic challenges.

Watch the video and let's know what you think? Should government officials reduce the size of their convoys before asking celebrities and other Nigerians to spend less on luxury? Share your thoughts in the comments.

The president’s wife says musicians should buy less Ferrari and co and spend more for charity

Can govt officials also reduce their convoy pic.twitter.com/PEvYiLXFK0

— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) July 12, 2026

It is an old Parkinson observation that a failed government, in order to maintain itself, will elevate non-productivity to the point where productivity is secondary and existence is primary.

Truth be told this government has performed poorly, the advice to Bruna, Davido and Co is good, but it has to come from rational mind.

Tinubu and his wife doesn't even know what is governance. To them, governance is all about show off.

Instead, Seyi "Tuvbi" should convert the fuel he uses to go play Polo into cash and give 10 times of anything celebrities can ever give.

CodeTemplar:
Instead, Seyi "Tuvbi" should convert the fuel he uses to go play Polo into cash and give 10 times of anything celebrities can ever give.

Government is not even about money. What will money do to a farmer whom terrorist have taken over his farm?

What will money do for a man who has miscarriage of justice because the judge was bribed

Do you know that a government that's performing in transparency and honesty, that understand the pain of an average Nigerian by cutting cost of running government rather than running a traditional yoruba owanbe government... Nigerians in diaspora wouldn't mind to even donate as low as 50k naira each to cushion relief of fellow Nigerians living in Nigeria and improve welfare of Nigerians .... People key into transparent ventures and ready to be good citizens if tulumbu can confess his crimes and how he helped brought Nigeria to her knees through Apc .... I believe Nigerians are benevolent enough to forgive him and his family and he can build a new Nigeria where criminals irrespective of past relationships are put inside prison.... Sign a law that says

If you steal public funds from henceforth irrespective of who you're, whether elected or appointed, you will be executed on national tv

Then you will see Nigeria become the new sort out bride and pride of Africa...

Guess what, one region will not like this arrangement.... You see why a lot of Nigerians are against tulumbu Apc government and their supporters

They tell you to tighten your belts, but loosing theirs. He god wants to dismantle, he first make heady.

This is what happens when an untrained, arrogant, prideful peasant mistakenly becomes the King, so I do not blame Tinubu and his beautiful wife at all, its not their fault, I blame the pretentious, corrupt weakling called Buhari and all the jokers that worked under him that allowed this taboo to befall Nigeria

floss:
Do you know that a government that's performing in transparency and honesty, that understand the pain of an average Nigerian by cutting cost of running government rather than running a traditional yoruba owanbe government... Nigerians in diaspora wouldn't mind to even donate as low as 50k naira each to cushion relief of fellow Nigerians living in Nigeria and improve welfare of Nigerians .... People key into transparent ventures and ready to be good citizens if tulumbu can confess his crimes and how he helped brought Nigeria to her knees through Apc .... I believe Nigerians are benevolent enough to forgive him and his family and he can build a new Nigeria where criminals irrespective of past relationships are put inside prison.... Sign a law that says

If you steal public funds from henceforth irrespective of who you're, whether elected or appointed, you will be executed on national tv

Then you will see Nigeria become the new sort out bride and pride of Africa...

Guess what, one region will not like this arrangement.... You see why a lot of Nigerians are against tulumbu Apc government and their supporters

I swear if Tinubu was governing Nigeria with all sincerity, love and unity at heart by carrying every region and tribe along sincerely in his government, making humane but effective policies with the sole aim of growing the entire Nigeria and improving thr lives of all Nigerians and their businesses irrespective of tribe, I would have been glad to even be the first to organize fellow Igbos in my little capacity to rally financial support to support the government through individual contributions.


We Igbos do this a lot. We do it a lot, its part of us, it is what helped Igbo land and communities to succeed and overcame marginalization and sidelining by the Nigerian federal government since the end of the Civil War.


It has helped Igbos a lot and we would have been glad to do same to support Tinubu's government if he was leading Nigeria with love, honesty, integrity, empathy.

It is sad isn't it. We thought Patience Jonathan and Aisha Buhari were dumb but Remi takes the cake. Not a single week goes by without diarrhea leaving her mouth. She is an embarrassment. Dino Melaye really was right about her.

franchasng:
I swear if Tinubu was governing Nigeria with all sincerity, love and unity at heart by carrying every region and tribe along sincerely in his government, making humane but effective policies with the sole aim of growing the entire Nigeria and improving thr lives of all Nigerians and their businesses irrespective of tribe, I would have been glad to even be the first to organize fellow Igbos in my little capacity to rally financial support to support the government through individual contributions.


We Igbos do this a lot. We do it a lot, its part of us, it is what helped Igbo land and communities to succeed and overcame marginalization and sidelining by the Nigerian federal government since the end of the Civil War.


It has helped Igbos a lot and we would have been glad to do same to support Tinubu's government if he was leading Nigeria with love, honesty, integrity, empathy.

I think it is fair to say the man has done what was expected of him by his major stakeholders. While those interest in general does not reflect or in anyway have a wild effects on majority of Nigerians, the simple and yet irrevocable aspect of his government is that he has opened a lot of doors to make enough money if you just know where to look.

In all ways, Nigerians and the government has never had a relationship. They do what they think it's best, and the citizens complain and the underlining understanding of their excuse is you can never please everyone.

Majority has always complained, while the complain may stem from different context, the reality is the percentage of people who benefit from government and those who don't will always be the same. It is just how the human race are presently. Sure there may be more of us today, but the percentage of winners and those on the otherside have always been the same.

For any serious government to solve Nigeria problem, it will not only take a radical move but also a bold one at that. Everyone one isn't going to be a billionaire, and in Nigeria where influence through wealth is the most potent language, almost everyone feels they are being left behind while they see some others eat from the fruit of the nation.

As much as a lot of things are not working in this country, and the complain is over the top, every progressive mind knows problems equals opportunity. This opportunities, a lot of Nigerians are not seeing it. Making use of it becomes a matter of not knowing what to do.

An average Nigerian who works in bank, doesn't even know how to structure a deal let alone have the essence of it to raise capital to finance the deal. Everything is about government like we are living in some socialist state.

While I do not say we are in anyway close to margin of what we should be getting, it will be more productive also to start from somewhere. What Nigeria generates can not sustain Nigeria and that's even when you haven't factor corruption into the picture.

It is left for citizens to see where the cracks in the systems are, take advantage of it. Pooling resources, moving to solve problems minimals ones, creating a new avenue for resources instead of just waiting for the government to handle everything.

I wish there's a possible ways Nigerians have an avenue of people who will come together to tackle one aspect of the problem. In reality when you propose such, the attitude towards it is always the same, what is the government job. And with that attitude, a government who knows his tenure can only run for a limited time of 8 years will do everything to make sure he and not the country will continue to benefit from the time he is able to occupy that space.

The problem with Nigeria is not lack of human resources, it is purely lack of orientation.

Beautifulday:
Tinubu and his wife doesn't even know what is governance. To them, governance is all about show off.

I beg your pardon


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a seasoned accountant and political strategist who rose from the corporate world to the highest office in Nigeria. Born in 1952, he earned his accounting degree from Chicago State University and worked for major global firms like Deloitte before returning to Nigeria as the treasurer of Mobil Oil. His political career took off in the early 1990s when he was elected to the Nigerian Senate, though military rule soon forced him into exile as a pro-democracy activist. Upon his return, he served two influential terms as Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, a period during which he rebuilt the city's crumbling infrastructure and radically overhauled its tax system to generate independent revenue. Known as a master political kingmaker for building the coalition that formed the All Progressives Congress (APC), he capped his decades-long political journey by winning the election to become the 16th President of Nigeria in 2023.


First Lady Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi Tinubu is an educator, ordained pastor, and highly accomplished politician who has carved out her own prominent legacy alongside her husband. Born in 1960 in Ogun State, she graduated with a degree in Education from the University of Ife and spent years working as a high school teacher before stepping into the public eye as the First Lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. Rather than remaining in a purely ceremonial role, she built her own independent political career and was elected as a federal Senator representing Lagos Central in 2011. She went on to serve three consecutive terms in the Senate over twelve years, sponsoring numerous bills focused on social welfare, youth development, and gender equality. Returning to the presidency in 2023 as the First Lady of Nigeria, she continues to drive national social policy and grassroots financial support for women and small businesses through her Renewed Hope Initiative.


Bonnie and Clyde. Sorry, Bola and Remi have governance experience in Legislation and Executive governance. But my friend, you can't give what you don't have. Some people go to school but still don't go through school IYKYK

About 60 vehicles. Nigeria na wa

That first lady called oluremi tinubu is more cunning and heartless than her husband called bola Ahmed tinubu alia EMILOKAN.

you think you're doing me, you're doing yourself.

PrivateSeal:
Truth be told this government has performed poorly, the advice to Bruna, Davido and Co is good, but it has to come from rational mind.

Nobody should police anybody on how to spend their hard earned money, especially someone who got rich from stealing resources meant for the people.

Nigerians need to focus on their politicians to recover their stolen money and not look up to celebrities for handouts

SixSeven:
I beg your pardon


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a seasoned accountant and political strategist who rose from the corporate world to the highest office in Nigeria. Born in 1952, he earned his accounting degree from Chicago State University and worked for major global firms like Deloitte before returning to Nigeria as the treasurer of Mobil Oil. His political career took off in the early 1990s when he was elected to the Nigerian Senate, though military rule soon forced him into exile as a pro-democracy activist. Upon his return, he served two influential terms as Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, a period during which he rebuilt the city's crumbling infrastructure and radically overhauled its tax system

You forgot to add druglord to his CV. He was a treasurer to a drug cartel. And that Deloitte is a lie.

This Rufai guy is not serious.

How does he expect us to remain plebeians if our commonwealth is not used in such profligate and flamboyant way to oppress us?

Please allow the so-called "elites" to enjoy their lucre, while hypocritically pontificating, with our collective blessings as the most docile, complacent and complicit country on earth.

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKSfOfKhWaU?si=3mAQBEVRtB8AIOzh

The president’s wife says musicians should buy less Ferrari and co and spend more for charity

Can govt officials also reduce their convoy pic.twitter.com/PEvYiLXFK0

— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) July 12, 2026

Politicians embezzling and looting public funds as usual

Hypocrisy of the highest level

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKSfOfKhWaU?si=3mAQBEVRtB8AIOzh

The president’s wife says musicians should buy less Ferrari and co and spend more for charity

Can govt officials also reduce their convoy pic.twitter.com/PEvYiLXFK0

— oseni rufai (@ruffydfire) July 12, 2026

It is only a fool like Useni that will believe that every vehicle in that entourage belongs to the first Lady. This are individual vehicles from various govt agencies atenditing the events as part of her entourage. This vehicle serves multiple other purposes.

There is nothing wrong in her encouraging the wealthy amongst us to be charitable.

franchasng:
I swear if Tinubu was governing Nigeria with all sincerity, love and unity at heart by carrying every region and tribe along sincerely in his government, making humane but effective policies with the sole aim of growing the entire Nigeria and improving thr lives of all Nigerians and their businesses irrespective of tribe, I would have been glad to even be the first to organize fellow Igbos in my little capacity to rally financial support to support the government through individual contributions.


We Igbos do this a lot. We do it a lot, its part of us, it is what helped Igbo land and communities to succeed and overcame marginalization and sidelining by the Nigerian federal government since the end of the Civil War.


It has helped Igbos a lot and we would have been glad to do same to support Tinubu's government if he was leading Nigeria with love, honesty, integrity, empathy.

This one is deceiving himself. Igbos support wetin?

During COVID, how many of your Igbo states did you contribute to?

We were all here when Anambra state government was publicly begging for donations, struggling to achieve even 1 Billion.

Isolation centres that others donated freely, e reach your turn, 5 states were fighting over the one NCDC built in Ebonyi.

Dangote alone in Kano donated more than the total donations of all SE states. Your kobokobo donations were the least.

It is those who don't know you that you would deceive.

It takes a certificate forger and criminal like dis one to be defending evil. By their responses we shall know them

SixSeven:
I beg your pardon


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a seasoned accountant and political strategist who rose from the corporate world to the highest office in Nigeria. Born in 1952, he earned his accounting degree from Chicago State University and worked for major global firms like Deloitte before returning to Nigeria as the treasurer of Mobil Oil. His political career took off in the early 1990s when he was elected to the Nigerian Senate, though military rule soon forced him into exile as a pro-democracy activist. Upon his return, he served two influential terms as Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, a period during which he rebuilt the city's crumbling infrastructure and radically overhauled its tax system to generate independent revenue. Known as a master political kingmaker for building the coalition that formed the All Progressives Congress (APC), he capped his decades-long political journey by winning the election to become the 16th President of Nigeria in 2023.


First Lady Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi Tinubu is an educator, ordained pastor, and highly accomplished politician who has carved out her own prominent legacy alongside her husband. Born in 1960 in Ogun State, she graduated with a degree in Education from the University of Ife and spent years working as a high school teacher before stepping into the public eye as the First Lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. Rather than remaining in a purely ceremonial role, she built her own independent political career and was elected as a federal Senator representing Lagos Central in 2011. She went on to serve three consecutive terms in the Senate over twelve years, sponsoring numerous bills focused on social welfare, youth development, and gender equality. Returning to the presidency in 2023 as the First Lady of Nigeria, she continues to drive national social policy and grassroots financial support for women and small businesses through her Renewed Hope Initiative.


Bonnie and Clyde. Sorry, Bola and Remi have governance experience in Legislation and Executive governance. But my friend, you can't give what you don't have. Some people go to school but still don't go through school IYKYK

I have absolutely nothing to say 🤭

She's just collecting bomb left and right

They are now shifting their responsibilities to rich celebrities who worked hard to get their money remi don't even know luxury cars are also part of show biz, is she expecting billionaires like davido and burna boy to be driving lexus 350?

What do you mean by your last paragraph

SixSeven:
I beg your pardon


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a seasoned accountant and political strategist who rose from the corporate world to the highest office in Nigeria. Born in 1952, he earned his accounting degree from Chicago State University and worked for major global firms like Deloitte before returning to Nigeria as the treasurer of Mobil Oil. His political career took off in the early 1990s when he was elected to the Nigerian Senate, though military rule soon forced him into exile as a pro-democracy activist. Upon his return, he served two influential terms as Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, a period during which he rebuilt the city's crumbling infrastructure and radically overhauled its tax system to generate independent revenue. Known as a master political kingmaker for building the coalition that formed the All Progressives Congress (APC), he capped his decades-long political journey by winning the election to become the 16th President of Nigeria in 2023.


First Lady Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi Tinubu is an educator, ordained pastor, and highly accomplished politician who has carved out her own prominent legacy alongside her husband. Born in 1960 in Ogun State, she graduated with a degree in Education from the University of Ife and spent years working as a high school teacher before stepping into the public eye as the First Lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. Rather than remaining in a purely ceremonial role, she built her own independent political career and was elected as a federal Senator representing Lagos Central in 2011. She went on to serve three consecutive terms in the Senate over twelve years, sponsoring numerous bills focused on social welfare, youth development, and gender equality. Returning to the presidency in 2023 as the First Lady of Nigeria, she continues to drive national social policy and grassroots financial support for women and small businesses through her Renewed Hope Initiative.


Bonnie and Clyde. Sorry, Bola and Remi have governance experience in Legislation and Executive governance. But my friend, you can't give what you don't have. Some people go to school but still don't go through school IYKYK

SixSeven:
I beg your pardon


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a seasoned accountant and political strategist who rose from the corporate world to the highest office in Nigeria. Born in 1952, he earned his accounting degree from Chicago State University and worked for major global firms like Deloitte before returning to Nigeria as the treasurer of Mobil Oil. His political career took off in the early 1990s when he was elected to the Nigerian Senate, though military rule soon forced him into exile as a pro-democracy activist. Upon his return, he served two influential terms as Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, a period during which he rebuilt the city's crumbling infrastructure and radically overhauled its tax system to generate independent revenue. Known as a master political kingmaker for building the coalition that formed the All Progressives Congress (APC), he capped his decades-long political journey by winning the election to become the 16th President of Nigeria in 2023.


First Lady Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi Tinubu is an educator, ordained pastor, and highly accomplished politician who has carved out her own prominent legacy alongside her husband. Born in 1960 in Ogun State, she graduated with a degree in Education from the University of Ife and spent years working as a high school teacher before stepping into the public eye as the First Lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. Rather than remaining in a purely ceremonial role, she built her own independent political career and was elected as a federal Senator representing Lagos Central in 2011. She went on to serve three consecutive terms in the Senate over twelve years, sponsoring numerous bills focused on social welfare, youth development, and gender equality. Returning to the presidency in 2023 as the First Lady of Nigeria, she continues to drive national social policy and grassroots financial support for women and small businesses through her Renewed Hope Initiative.


Bonnie and Clyde. Sorry, Bola and Remi have governance experience in Legislation and Executive governance. But my friend, you can't give what you don't have. Some people go to school but still don't go through school IYKYK

You are not making sense here.
He didn't ask or talk about history.
I think to some extent the person was right.
Governance isn't about buying people conscious and ruling against them by force.
Maybe the person was reluctant to let you know that the man is the worst president to rule this country.
If you are not blind, the reality is right in your face.
Go and ask average Nigerians what it means to survive or live in this present Nigeria.
Even the rich are murmured ☹️.
If you are currently enjoying this country presently, you must have been a politician or a well established business person or you are into fraud or you earn in dollars.
Naira is valueless.
Bandits, terrorists and kidnapping on increased
Thing are extremely expensive.
Dem just increased WAEC and NECO fees to 50k.
Government of corruption 👏.

No matter how hard haters twists the words of this woman, the right thinking Nigerians aligned with her message.

This dwarf and Kolade Òtítọ́lójú of TVC are the Nigerian worst journalists.

They dont hide where they belong to offline and Online!....No iota of professionalism.

How can a journalist brazenly shows he is pro-particular party in his conducts offline and online

Very disgusting

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