Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Mrs.
Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed a desire for a woman to succeed her. She also regrets that all the principal office contenders in
the incoming National Assembly are men.
Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed a desire for a woman to succeed her. She also regrets that all the principal office contenders in
the incoming National Assembly are men.
Tinubu said this at the Press Day event of the Dansol High
School, Lagos, on Saturday.
School, Lagos, on Saturday.
The senator, who is also the wife of a national leader of
the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, said there are eminently qualified
women in the National Assembly to occupy principal positions.
the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, said there are eminently qualified
women in the National Assembly to occupy principal positions.
She further charged women occupying privileged positions in
the society to mentor other women and girls.
the society to mentor other women and girls.
“I feel appalled when women beg for appointments. Who says a
woman cannot be President? If we had so many women inspiring other women, it
would not be that way. We want to have another Senate President, it will be a
man. The Speaker will be a man. Isn’t that a shame? Where are the women?
woman cannot be President? If we had so many women inspiring other women, it
would not be that way. We want to have another Senate President, it will be a
man. The Speaker will be a man. Isn’t that a shame? Where are the women?
“Don’t ask me, ‘What about you?’ My situation is different.
My husband said, ‘you will not be used to blackmail me’. And I accepted,” she
said.
My husband said, ‘you will not be used to blackmail me’. And I accepted,” she
said.
The former Lagos State first lady also admitted that her
surname is controversial but insisted that her family was not extremely rich.
surname is controversial but insisted that her family was not extremely rich.
“The Tinubu name is a controversial name but we are not as
wealthy as people think. Everything we have we expended on the struggle. You
say 16 years of struggle, but it has been 21 years for us,” she said.
wealthy as people think. Everything we have we expended on the struggle. You
say 16 years of struggle, but it has been 21 years for us,” she said.
The senator also decried the disappearance of the
middle-class, urging the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to fix the economy
to ensure a re-emergence of the middle–class again.
middle-class, urging the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to fix the economy
to ensure a re-emergence of the middle–class again.
“I came from the middle-class of old and I attended public
schools. I am from a very humble background by the way but I learnt to see and
appreciate beauty. But today it is only the rich that can afford beautiful
things. We do not have a middle-class anymore. It is either you are rich or you
are poor. The new administration needs to create the middle-class which is a
buffer for the poor and the rich.
schools. I am from a very humble background by the way but I learnt to see and
appreciate beauty. But today it is only the rich that can afford beautiful
things. We do not have a middle-class anymore. It is either you are rich or you
are poor. The new administration needs to create the middle-class which is a
buffer for the poor and the rich.
“We have a good leader now who is credible. A former British
Prime Minister, Tony Blair, came here and said the world is proud of Nigeria,”
she added.
Prime Minister, Tony Blair, came here and said the world is proud of Nigeria,”
she added.
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