Don't Blame My Husband for Nigeria's Hardship Says Remi Tinubu, Donates N1 Billion to OAU
By: Olufemi Orunsola
Senator Oluremi Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians not to blame her husband, President Bola Tinubu for the current economic hardship in the country, donating the sum of N1 Billion for the development of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), her Alma mater.
The Nigerian First Lady made this appeal while speaking at the Palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday during the v inauguration of an hostel and a 2.7 kilometer road donated to Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ University, (OAU), Ile Ife, by the Ooni of Ife, which was named after her.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu explained that the Tinubu administration is still very young and it is seriously working to fix the economy.
In her words,"We are just 18 months into our administration; we are not the cause of the current situation; we are trying to fix it and secure the future."
According to her, "We know that subsidy has been removed, but with God on our side, in the next two years, Nigeria will be greater than this. Those who attempted removing subsidy before could not see it through. But with your prayers in the next two years, we will build a nation for the future.
The president’s wife further added that her husband is not greedy, thanking God for making him emerge Nigeria’s number one citizen.
"We give glory to God for our status, myself and my husband, we are not greedy but we thank God for what God has done for us. It is not common for rich people to get to this seat but I am grateful to God, we can not disappoint Nigeria and with the help of God, we are getting to the promised land in no distant time,” she said.
In an interesting twist to the event, the First Lady, who revealed that she actually graduated from OAU some 41 years ago, donated N1 billion to the university for its development and advancement.
In his own speech, the Ooni of Ife,Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, (Ojaja the second), lauded the Wife of the President for serving as role model to young ones since her days as First Lady of Lagos State.
The Yoruba paramount monarch further said, “I have been a keen admirer of Senator Oluremi Tinubu as a young man eking out a living in Lagos. One of my major attractions was the New Era Initiative especially as it concerns the One Day Governor in Lagos that is totally detribalised and provided opportunities to young secondary school boys and girls to become Governor in Lagos State. This has been a milestone and major inspiration for the younger ones to aspire and proper.”
Meanwhile, OTN News reports that the speech by Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has sparked a new topical index of discussion now trending on social media as many media platforms report the First Lady's speech from different angles and points of views, making it one of the top trending topics on social media as at the time of this publication.
On the whole, many Nigerians on the internet have rated the First Lady's speech as rather too harsh on Nigerians, insensitive and encapsulated with lack of empathy for the plight of suffering Nigerian masses.
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