Work you refuse to do at home, you do abroad when you japa – First Lady, Remi Tinubu, says as she urges Nigerians to make sacrifices amid difficult times

During an interview with Arise News on Thursday, March 21, Remi Tinubu encouraged Nigerians to embrace sacrifices in light of the ongoing economic challenges in the country.

The First Lady of Nigeria emphasized the importance of assisting those in need, urging individuals who are financially stable to prioritize helping others instead of spending extravagantly on parties.

She reiterated her belief in social development and stressed the necessity of extending aid to those genuinely in need, noting that it is unrealistic to expect the government to provide for the entire nation.

She said: “Nigerians, we can help each other. The rate we are doing parties and all that, why don’t you use the money to help your neighbour until we can really get on our feet.

“It’s not that government has to begin to give food to everybody.

“You know, I believe in social development and social investment for people who truly need it.

“And in the Bible, they even talked about, in the times of Jesus, they said, ‘the poor you will always have in the land’. So, it’s for people who God has blessed to help the poor.”

“But now you don’t even know who are poor. If you don’t ride a car, they’ll say they are poor. If you don’t have your own home, they’ll say they are poor.

“Even all those people saying they are going to japa, they go there, what work are you going to do? Work that you refuse to do at home where you have loved ones, you’ll end up going to do that.

“Even with all their education, they’re driving cabs but they won’t drive cabs here.”