Speaking on Saturday during her first official state visit to Ekiti State, where she met with the Ekiti State Traditional Rulers’ Council at the Government House in Ado Ekiti, the First Lady said Nigeria is too big to be intimidated by non-state actors.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in a statement issued by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, said President Bola Tinubu is working tirelessly to address insecurity in the country, describing the situation as distressing while expressing optimism about ongoing interventions.
“The US, for example, is helping. Most of the people causing this unrest are non-Nigerians, not that security issues do not exist in Nigeria. I can’t really say too much because some information is highly classified.
“Therefore, I can assure you, America for instance is helping, France too is helping and some other developed countries. Nigeria, because of her nature as a blessed country, you can see the beauty from Ekiti. Nigeria is too great to be intimidated,” she said.
She expressed confidence that the country’s security challenges would soon be resolved, urging Nigerians—particularly women—to remain prayerful, adding that God remains faithful.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Ekiti State Traditional Rulers’ Council, Oba Adu Adejimi Alagbado, commended President Bola Tinubu for initiatives aimed at improving citizens’ welfare.
He also called for urgent steps to address kidnapping and other security challenges affecting Ekiti and other parts of the country.
During the visit, Senator Tinubu distributed a ₦100 million Business Recapitalisation Grant to 2,000 women petty traders in Ekiti State, with each beneficiary receiving ₦50,000. She said the intervention was designed to support small businesses, strengthen household incomes, and boost economic activity.
The First Lady, who was accompanied by the Wife of the Vice President, Nana Shettima; APC National Women Leader, Mary Alile Idele; and the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, also appealed for support for Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s re-election bid.
Wife of the Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, alongside other governors’ wives and political leaders, also urged support for the governor in the upcoming election and for President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu also highlighted several interventions under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), including annual scholarships, educational support programmes, and empowerment schemes across the country.
