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Media personality Dele Momodu has strongly condemned Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, for openly cautioning Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, during a public event.
The incident occurred at the 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, where the First Lady was in attendance and also received a chieftaincy title. A viral video from the event shows Governor Adeleke taking the stage to give his speech. As is characteristic of him, he began with songs of praise to God. After he completed one song, Remi Tinubu stood up, approached the podium, and asked him to stop singing and proceed with his remarks. The governor continued singing, prompting the First Lady to walk up to him again, this time reportedly threatening to have the microphone turned off.
The exchange has sparked widespread reactions online, with many Nigerians expressing surprise at the First Lady’s public intervention.
In a social media post, Dele Momodu—who is a known associate of Governor Adeleke—expressed his displeasure over the incident and questioned whether Remi Tinubu would have behaved the same way if a Northern governor had been reciting Quranic verses. He also recounted a past encounter with her at the funeral of Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson, where she confronted him for not supporting her husband’s presidential campaign, a moment he described as unprovoked.
Momodu described the First Lady’s conduct as inappropriate, arguing that she holds no constitutional authority that gives her the right to reprimand an elected governor in public. He said it was embarrassing for a pastor to interrupt someone praising God and suggested that her church would not be pleased by such behavior. He further implied that her actions reflected a sense of entitlement, as though her family owned the country. According to him, she was fortunate that Governor Adeleke is a gentleman who chose not to escalate the situation.
Momodu ended his commentary by stating that he does not solely blame Remi Tinubu herself, but rather the Nigerians who, in his view, have enabled political excesses by tolerating such behavior. He criticized what he called a culture of voluntary submission to power, concluding that many citizens have surrendered their rights in exchange for political favoritism.
