First Lady Remi Tinubu has called on leading Afrobeats artistes, including Burna Boy, Davido and Asake, to establish or support foundations aimed at assisting ordinary Nigerians, saying government alone cannot bear the full weight of catering to the country’s needs.
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Mrs Tinubu made the appeal on Saturday, July 11, while speaking at the launch of the National Community Food Bank in Kogi State.
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She noted that the scale of need among the Nigerian populace requires collective effort, and urged public figures with wide influence and resources, particularly top musicians, to channel some of that reach into philanthropic initiatives that directly benefit vulnerable communities.
“I want to appeal to our young ones in the entertainment industry. I’ve mentioned it before, and I will use Akon, a music icon who does a lot of great charity work.
The Burna Boys of this world, Asake, all of them, Davido. We want to see you with one foundation or the other, helping the poor with your money.
Good cars are good; a Maybach is good. Rolls-Royce is good, but still you can still help. The burden on the government is huge.
You can still help. There are pepper sellers. There are vegetable sellers. There are okra sellers, melon sellers, akara kulikuli. Ankara is delicious. I can tell you that,” she said
The first lady also urged Nigerians not to look down on legitimate means of getting financially empowered.
“And there was once I read an article about a young graduate who said he didn’t get a job. And he said he sells Zakara because he couldn’t get a job and he’s in Abuja.
We approached him, but I didn’t put my name to it. We equipped him more. He now has 12 workers working under him, and he’s doing very, very well. So our people should never despise jobs,” she said
Watch a video of Mrs Tinubu speaking below…
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