Tinubu’s daughter kicks against nationwide hunger protest, says it’s too early to complain about his father’s performance (Video)
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has kicked against planned nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, saying it’s too early to complain about his father’s performance.
The President’s Daughter, who is the Iyaloja General of Lagos stated this while addressing a group of marketers in a viral video on Sunday
Tinubu-Ojo who spoke with market women in Yoruba, urged them to warn their children about the dangers of protesting, citing the destruction caused by previous protests, including the EndSARS demonstration.
She emphasized that the Lagos State Government has made significant progress and deserves support.
Tinubu-Ojo also noted that the Federal Government, headed by her father, should be given time to prove itself before being criticised.
In the video, Tinubu-Ojo speaking in Yoruba said, “Let’s talk to ourselves, our children and our families that there is nothing like protesting in Lagos, it is just a ploy to destroy the country. See the last protest and the damage that was caused. Let’s not because a party is paying some people to fight, let’s not allow our children to participate.”
Speaking in English she said, “There is nothing like protest in Lagos State because the government of Lagos State is making us proud. They are making us happy, they gave us a sense of belonging.
“The government at the centre just assumed office. Before you say a government is not doing well, let it last three years, at least.
This is not the first time Tinubu-Ojo has called for Nigerians to remain quiet in the face of harsh economic realities.
Tinubu-Ojo told journalists in February that there was global economic downturn and Nigerians had to be patient with her father’s leadership.
She was not the only child of the president who asked Nigerians to be patient five months ago.
Seyi Tinubu, Tinubu’s son, shared some of the president’s words in an Instagram post asking Nigerians to endure economic hardship in February.
The president’s son made the Instagram post at a time pockets of protests appeared in Oyo, Kano, Ogun, Sokoto and Niger states. Petrol prices had soared as high as N590 per litre and the labour union was pressuring the federal government to prevent another imminent fuel price hike.
Many young Nigerians are set to take to the streets from August 1 for a protest the government has tried to prevent for weeks.
The protesters are calling for immediate remedies to inflation and high cost of living nationwide among other demands.
