Tinubu Teases First Lady as ‘Iya Alakara’ at Press Corps Dinner

President Bola Tinubu brought laughter to the Presidential Press Corps Dinner in Abuja when he jokingly addressed the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as “Iya Alakara.” The playful nickname referred to the debate over the First Lady’s recent encouragement of women to start small ventures like selling akara, roasted maize and kuli-kuli. Video footage from the State House captured guests erupting in laughter at the remark. Under her Renewed Hope Initiative programme, Oluremi Tinubu had urged women to embrace modest-capital businesses. Critics argued her comments downplayed Nigeria’s economic struggles, but she later clarified that government empowerment efforts span many types of small-scale traders.

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