Remi Tinubu defends akara comment, expands FG petty traders support

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has defended her recent remarks about small-scale businesses, insisting that the Federal Government’s economic empowerment programmes are not limited to akara sellers but also cover traders dealing in tomatoes, pepper, vegetables, roasted plantain and other petty businesses.

Mrs Tinubu made the clarification on Monday while inaugurating the newly…