The wife of the president recently came under heavy criticism on social media after a viral photograph of her sitting beside President Bola Tinubu; the Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, and the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, during the subsidy removal deliberation at the State House.
But the group urged the First Lady to look beyond the criticism and concentrate on playing her new role as the mother of the nation.
In a statement issued in Abuja by the coordinator of The Natives, Olalekan Smart Edwards, the group also called on Nigerians to position themselves positively for the advancement of the Nation.
He said, “Critics should leave Senator Oluremi Tinubu alone. She has become the mother of the nation. She has the divine duty to protect her husband, support his vision, and speak for expectant Nigerians. We call on our First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to be focused, to be our Queen Esther everywhere and anywhere in the Presidential Villa and should not be weary because you are there for such a time as this to fulfil a divine mandate and purpose.
“Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, was almost shut out of the government she laboured for until she had to speak up for voters and citizens. So when they called Tinubu ‘Bala blu’, Oluremi was there as his comforter. When they said he was shaking after his victory at the APC presidential primary election, Oluremi was his companion. When Tinubu was almost demonised on the issue of Muslim-Muslim ticket, we told the world that Oluremi is a pastor and also a reliable daughter of Niger Delta.
“We as The Natives appreciate their harmony, friendship and her role as a pillar to her husband. Governance has begun, people are realising that we have a country to build and there’s no room for distractions for now. Nigerians should allow the ‘First Family’ to deliver on the mandate given to them.
“As your office requires, millions of Nigerians are waiting for your impact on their lives. The hope of the indigent, hopeless, orphans and unskilled must be renewed and fulfilled in your time as the mother of a new Nigeria.”
The appeal comes hours after the senator assumed office as the new First Lady.
On her arrival, Oluremi was warmly received by the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar, and other Heads of Units.
She was accompanied to the First Lady’s wing by her security aides.
