Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola has defended remarks made by Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, encouraging unemployed women to embrace small-scale businesses.
The First Lady recently faced criticism after advising women without jobs to consider ventures such as frying akara and selling roasted corn as a means of earning a living.
Speaking during a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Portable argued that many people had misunderstood the message behind her comments.
According to the singer, there is dignity in starting small, adding that countless successful Nigerians were raised by parents who depended on petty trading to support their families.
He also maintained that such businesses can be highly profitable, recalling an experience he had while visiting the United Kingdom.
Portable said, “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.”
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Prompt News reports he insisted that there was nothing wrong with encouraging unemployed Nigerians to explore legitimate small businesses as a source of income.
