Presidential Media Centre has shared an AI-generated image of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, frying and selling akara, days after her comments on small scale enterprises sparked widespread criticism on social media.
The image, shared on the presidential Media Centre’s official social media account on Friday, depicted the First Lady by the roadside in an apron with the inscription, “Iya Alakara, fueling the nation with love.”
The post followed remarks by the First Lady during an interview in which she said small-scale businesses such as frying akara, roasting corn and making kuli kuli require little start-up capital.
The post came few hours after President Bola Tinubu, playfully referred to the First Lady as “Iya Alakara” a Yoruba expression meaning mother of the akara seller while addressing guests at the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja.
Meanwhile, the AI image has since sparked reactions on X, with many Nigerians expressing surprise and disbelief that such image was shared and the reason for that.
However, recent checks by our reporter reveals that there is currently no sign of the tweet on President Tinubu’s personal X or Instagram handle.
Backstory…
Recall that the first lady has come under heavy criticism following her remarks in a recent video. Senator Oluremi Tinubu advised women to start small businesses including hawking of bean cake(akara) and corn.
Speaking in a video while highlighting the administration’s support for small businesses through grants, the First Lady said such ventures can be started with minimal resources and stressed that the government had provided grants, not loans, to support Nigerians.
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Comments and Reactions
@Top_GunM wrote, “Warra country. It’s so unfortunate. This is meant to be the wife of the president of the most populous black nation in the world and this is what she’s being reduced to.”
@OsinachiEze_ said, “You are not funny. Nigeria is falling apart and making a joke out of what this woman is lack of empathy and very insensitive”
@Kachi_nnochiri wrote, “The most tone deaf administration I’ve ever seen. But it’s okay. Time will tell.”
@Benson Hartman wrote “See what Yoruba people have reduced presidency to, chai”
@Ralph olamilekan wrote “Useless lots,,,kids have been in kidnappers den over 50 days nothing about that,, just recently Your chief of staff that’s a thief and criminal has been trending nothing about that buh let’s talk about iya alakara, fuuuuls”
