Alhaja Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the daughter of President Bola Tinubu and the Iyaloja General of Lagos State, has begged Nigerians to have patience in the face of economic hardship across the nation.
Folashade advised the people to hold onto their optimism, pointing out that the economic crisis is not unique to Nigeria but a global phenomenon.
She said this while speaking with reporters at the 2024 Mawlid Nabiyy of the Lagos State chapter of Aljamahatul Qadiriyyah Islamic Movement.
According to her: “My message to all Nigerians is to please exercise a little more patience. Everything will be alright; it’s just a matter of time. We need to keep our hope alive. There is an economic downturn all over the world, and not in Nigeria alone. But we pray Allah will see us through.”
The Iyaloja’s call climaxed with a protest in Ibadan on Monday.
Nigeria is suffering an economic crisis and soaring prices have left many people struggling to afford food.
Demonstrators in the southwestern city Ibadan were furious with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
Watched over by armed police and soldiers, the protesters closed a road and chanted, carrying signs that said “End bad government”, “End food scarcity” and “End Nigerian hardship”.
