Ahmed Bala urges Nigerians to stay busy and not politicize Oluremi Tinubu’s comment on akara.

Ahmed Bala, Director General of Relax, Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria (RTIFN), defended the First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s recent remarks, saying Nigerians should focus on dignified work and that her comments have been misinterpreted and politicised.

She spoke to reporters after the second‑quarter meeting of the Renewed Hope Initiative with state governor wives at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday.

She explained that the initiative supplies grants—not loans—to vulnerable Nigerians to help them launch businesses and enhance their livelihoods.

“We’re trying to give hope, and to start Akara business doesn’t take a lot of money. To start roasting corn, or somebody even said kuli kuli doesn