First Lady Remi Tinubu has accused the Nigerian public of unnecessarily exaggerating and criticizing minor errors made by their leaders, transforming them into undue disputes.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the First Lady suggested that those who have been “elected and entrusted with leadership” are fully aware of what is required of them and how they need “to steer the affairs of the society.”
Mrs. Tinubu offered specific quoted statements regarding the roles of leaders and followers: “Those entrusted with leadership understand their duties and how to steer the affairs of society,” Mrs Tinubu said. “More often, it is the followers and critics who scrutinize every step, amplify minor missteps, and turn them into needless controversy.”
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The First Lady’s strong accusation follows widespread criticism directed at her actions during her coronation ceremony as the Yeye Asiwaju Ile Oodua on Sunday.
The controversy arose when Mrs. Tinubu interrupted Governor Ademola Adeleke while he was singing during his speech. She told him, in the Yoruba language, “Mo maa pa mic yin,” which means “I’ll switch off your microphone.”
She then urged the governor to finish his address quickly, adding, “I’m giving you five minutes to finish your speech. The music is enough.”
Following this incident, numerous Nigerians, including the politician Dele Momodu, strongly criticized Mrs. Tinubu’s behavior as “ill-advised and unbefitting.”
“This latest tirade against an elected governor was totally beneath her for several reasons: She’s not an elected officer of government and has no role assigned to her in the Constitution of the Federal Republic. It is totally repugnant to openly disgrace, insult, and bully the chief executive of Osun state before a global audience, including his own wife. She went too far.
“But I can’t really blame Mrs Oluremi Tinubu. I blame the squeamish Nigerians who chose to be voluntary slaves in their own country. Shame on the cowardly people who’ve sold their inalienable rights for power,” Mr Momodu said.
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