Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on the country’s youth to embrace hard work, emphasizing that “there is no food for a lazy man.”
Mrs. Tinubu made this statement during a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at his palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Thursday.
She highlighted that while the Tinubu administration is actively working to find sustainable solutions to the nation’s challenges, citizens must also put in the effort to support themselves.
The First Lady assured that the government is committed to ensuring Nigerians are not let down and urged patience with the current administration.
Mrs Tinubu said:
“There is no food for the lazy man; even God worked for six days and rested on the seventh day.
“Nigeria is a land that’s flowing with milk and honey, but we need to sustain it for generations to come.
“God has richly blessed my family before getting to the presidency and we are content with what we have.
“What is happening in the country, we are just two years into our administration, we are not the cause of the current situation. We are trying to fix and secure the future.
“I have embarked on several journeys but it seems that people are not seeing what God is doing in the land. Nations across the globe want to do business with us, legally, on the table. There is a government in power now that they know it is accountable.
“We are trying all our efforts to ensure that the economy is stabilised and the masses are living meaningful lives since the removal of fuel subsidy.”
On his part, Ooni acknowledged the visit of the First Lady to the ancient city of Ile-Ife and Tinubu’s administration’s efforts to ensure that Nigeria becomes the best country.
The visit also marked the commissioning of the 2.7-kilometre Oluremi Tinubu Way and Pavilion at Obafemi Awolowo University, a project built in her honour by the monarch.