Remi Tinubu: The Storm Herein

I don’t know who send me last week oo. That was how I went to write an article on the First Lady and ran into a hailstorm of verbal attacks which left me wondering very succinctly, who send me?

That was how I saw footage of mummy in Ankara and white veil near her beloved vegetable patch asking us to start growing our food. That was how I went to write an article hailing her on her maturity and relative calm in comparison to her stepson who is jumping all over the place like ‘abutata.’

I really hailed her as I compared her to recent First Ladies who were very loud and totally detached from Nigerians. I alluded  her elegance to her pedigree as a two-term Senator which, according to me, would have brought her a lot of experience and the need to stay low profile as her husband continues to struggle in the saddle.

My people, if you see the verbal tomatoes that were thrown at me ehn? “Who wears Ankara to farm?” was the first salvo from a very angry woman. “Duke, if you have nothing to write about, better just shut up.” “I am sure a brown envelope is on the way to Shomolu,” another said. The attacks were relentless. Me, I did not know that Mummy was that unpopular o. One even said it was “shame because her husband is fumbling that is keeping her quiet.” Aghhhhhh, people are wicked o. Why say that kind of thing?

Well, me, I am a man o. A strong afang filled man from Akwa Ibom and I do not fear. So, I stand by my position, Mrs. Remi Tinubu is simply the best First Lady in recent times. Her carriage, her mannerism and very importantly, her low profile in these times have endeared me to her and for that I give her an award – The Most Understanding First Lady – which is an award given to her by the Duke of Shomolu in full recognition of her low profile, as her husband is driving us like a drunken sailor all over the place.

Please Mummy, when you are ready, I will send you dry afang leaves which I planted myself in my backyard for you to use to cook soup. Thank you.