Journalist Rufai Oseni has reacted to First Lady Remi Tinubu’s recent remarks encouraging Nigerians to engage in small-scale businesses such as selling akara and kuli-kuli as a means of economic empowerment.
Speaking on The Morning Show on Arise Television, Oseni criticized the comments, arguing that they had sparked widespread public backlash. Referring to the reaction online, he said, “Other women can get cars. Other ladies should not even aspire to be First Lady like her. They should just go and sell akara.”
His remarks were in response to the First Lady’s empowerment message, which has continued to generate mixed reactions across social media.
While some Nigerians defended the initiative as promoting entrepreneurship and self-reliance, others argued that the comments did not reflect the economic realities facing many citizens.
