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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has described Igbos as very nice people.

Remi made the declaration on Thursday in Anambra State during the launch of the National Community Food Bank in the South-East.

She explained that her best friend in secondary school was an Igbo girl, and people often said she also looked like an Igbo.

The First Lady added that some people would always speak Igbo to her at that time until she corrected them that she didn’t understand the language.

“Igbos are very nice people. My best friend in secondary school was an Igbo girl. In high school and tertiary institution, were all Igbo because they said I look like an Igbo girl,” the First Lady said.

The wife of the president added that of all the 36 states in Nigeria, it’s only Zamfara she has not visited before, and she would soon do tha

Speaking in Owerri, Imo State, during her visit to the region to empower women, the First Lady said she wanted to see Nigeria become better before she grows older.

“Make una vote for Mr President, we go work for una and Nigeria go better,” she said. “I want to enjoy Nigeria at old age, so I will work for Nigeria, for my old age.

Tinubu said the empowerment programme, being implemented through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, is expected to reach 18,500 women across Nigeria.

She said 500 women from each of the five South-East states would receive equipment such as generators, industrial grinding machines, gas cylinders and ovens to support their businesses.

In Imo, Governor Hope Uzodimma provided additional empowerment items for 2,000 women, increasing the number of beneficiaries in the state to 2,500.

In response, the First Lady announced an additional ₦100,000 cash support for each beneficiary of the programme.

She said the initiative was part of the administration’s efforts to promote economic growth and support women’s contribution to national development.

“Let it serve as a foundation for creating a better life for you and your family,” Tinubu told the beneficiaries.