Nigerians Misunderstood Her – Portable Speaks On Remi Tinubu’s Akara, Corn Advice

Nigerian singer Portable, has defended First Lady Remi Tinubu over her recent advice encouraging unemployed Nigerian women to take up small-scale businesses to earn a living.

NEWSNGR recalls that the controversy started after the First Lady advised women without jobs to consider businesses such as frying akara and selling roasted corn as a way of making money.

Her comments attracted criticism from many Nigerians, with some saying the advice did not address the country’s economic challenges.

Speaking during a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Portable said many people misunderstood what the First Lady meant.

According to him, her message was simply encouraging people to make use of available business opportunities instead of remaining idle.

The singer said there is nothing wrong with starting a small business because many successful Nigerians were raised by parents who earned a living through petty trading.

He explained that several families were able to train their children in school with income from selling food items and other everyday goods.

“Nigerians misunderstood what Remi Tinubu meant. If you look at many wealthy people in this country, their mothers trained them by selling pepper and roasted corn. When I went to London, I even saw someone selling corn while using a Benz,” Portable stated.