'Cut My Husband Some Slack, We Are Working Hard to Keep Nigeria Safe' - First Lady tells Nigerians

Oladipupo Olamiposi
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2 months ago

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday, appealed to Nigerians to take it easy with her husband, President Bola Tinubu, saying he worked hard to keep the nation safe and also worked seven days a week.

Expresses their desire to give more to the needy in Nigeria in 2026, she declared that Tinubu has been working tirelessly towards ensuring that all the nooks and crannies of Nigeria were safe.

Speaking to newsmen yesterday at the end of her 2025 Children’s Christmas Brunch held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, Mrs Tinubu stressed that making Nigeria safe for all was top on the agenda of the Tinubu administration.

Responding to questions about the mixed experiences of Nigerian children this year, global academic and other achievements on one hand and mass abductions on the other, the first lady insisted that the Tinubu government has acted swiftly and responsibly, particularly in the recent rescue of abducted schoolchildren.

“Mr President has done the needful. They’ve gone after them. This is the quickest rescue we have ever gotten in the history of this nation,” she said, alluding to the effort of the administration on safe schools.

She urged Nigerians to appreciate the scale of Nigeria’s challenges, noting that the country’s population, estimated at over 250 million, was comparable to that of the United States.

“Cut Mr President some slack. We work seven days a week in here. You think I don’t want a safe society? I do. Every child that leaves this place should feel safe. That is what we are working for,” she appealed.

The first lady, however, called on Nigerians to embrace a renewed spirit of generosity in 2026 by sharing more of their God-given blessings with the less privileged, stressing that giving was a moral duty and an expression of gratitude.

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