Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has made a strong case for her husband, President Bola Tinubu, against allegations of having hand in the country’s economic woes.
Nigerians have been subjected to serious economic pain since the removal of fuel subsidy which pushed the pump price of petrol from N198 to N1,030.
Recall that President Tinubu during his inaugural speech on 29 May, 2023, announced an abrupt end to subsidy regime, saying the policy was standing in the way of Nigeria’s progress.
However, while addressing a gathering at the Palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday, the First Lady stressed that Tinubu’s administration is still in its early stages.
She said, “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.
“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 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.
The President’s wife was in Ife to inaugurate a hostel and a 2.7-kilometer road donated to Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ University (OAU), Ile Ife, by the Ooni of Ife, which has been named in her honor.
Senator Oluremi disclosed that she graduated from OAU 41 years ago and donated N1 billion to the university for its development and advancement.