Varied reactions have trailed the advice offered by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu asking Nigerian women to embark small businesses such as selling beans cakes, roasted corns and allied petty commercial enterprises.
Mrs Tinubu had said that the token being given to women in various sectors are not loans but grants to enable them open up on small businesses that can sustain themselves.
The first lady made this known while newsmen following a public engagement on Thursday.
According to her, businesses like akara making, roasted corn, and kuli-kuli production require relatively small capital, making them accessible opportunities for individuals seeking to start a means of livelihood.
“Akara business doesn’t take a lot of money. To start a roasted corn business or somebody even said kuli-kuli doesn’t take much,” she said.
“We didn’t give them a loan, we gave it to them as a grant,” Tinubu added.
This had sparked mixed reactions from netizens who slammed the first lady over the advice.
“I have always say it that the state of the country is as a result of the kind of leaders that we have. You can see the level of IQ”@akporhe
“They were calling obi”s plan a container economy while they have been giving us a roadside akara economy”@ekwus76333
“E no go ever better for this people. Imagine wife of a president oooo not a local government chairman. Chai Naija don enter one chance.”@johndaveson1
“But Seyi can get contract of $11b through Hi-Tech”@suf_davinci
“The reason why I like her is that she exposes how visionless the political elite are. They believe in arrested development for the masses.”@barristerfemi
“Wait, do people really lose their conscience and senses when they enter that Aso Villa? No disrespect. I’m just asking an honest question because allegedly, I heard they do 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️”@iamifeoluwabunmi
“The First Lady’s comment is not the only concern here, you see those people behind her that are nodding their heads? Na them be the bigger problem.”@a_aadeji
“The Akara business no pain me oo, na those old fools nodding at the back dey vex me”@blaqace1
“Madam you have no business addressing Nigerians. You are not an elected official. Giving raw cash is not how to run a nation. You build infrastructures not share billions in cash.”@dube4fingaz
“This people think they are in power to do us a favour. People should sell roasted corn and make kulikuli. While you use loot the countries resources and buy share luxury cars 😢”@itsfisayo_
