President Tinubu introduces First Lady as ‘Mama Akara seller’

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday made a light-hearted reference to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, introducing her as “Iya Alakara (Mama Akara)” in what appeared to be a nod to her earlier remarks encouraging Nigerian youths to embrace small-scale entrepreneurship.
The President made the comment while addressing journalists and other guests at a public event.
“Good evening, gentlemen of the press, ladies and gentlemen, my dear wife, the First Lady, Iya Alakara (Mama Akara),” Tinubu said, drawing laughter from the audience.
The remark comes weeks after the First Lady had urged young Nigerians to consider businesses such as frying akara, producing kuli-kuli and roasting corn,...