My Husband Is Not A Magician – Remi Tinubu

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has said her husband, President Bola Tinubu, is not a magician but is working “brick-by-brick” to fix the country.

Speaking at the inter-denominational church service held to commemorate the Independence Day celebration in Abuja on Sunday, Tinubu said her husband would not heap blame on past administrations.

She explained that this administration inherited the situation on ground but noted that her husband is willing to fix them brick-by-brick without putting blame on the past administration.

“All we inherited are things that happened years ago. We won’t put blame on any administration but to fix what has been damaged.

“My husband is not a magician. He is going to work – brick by brick – and I believe and hope that you will have faith in this administration. The best is yet to come for us,” the First Lady added.

“Good governance can only be impactful if the people follow the example of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who embodied the fruit of the spirit, including love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance and forgiveness.

“A Nigeria of abundance has begun, and to be part of the greatness that God has started in the nation, Nigerians must look beyond their current realities and embrace hope anew,” she said.

She also pleaded with Nigerians to celebrate the unity that defined the nation’s diversity.

“There is no challenge, obstacle or difficulty that we cannot overcome or surmount if we imbibe the nature of Christ who said in Matthew 11:28 that ‘come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’.

“In times like these, all we do is to keep our hope alive, the lively hope which Jesus Christ has birthed in us,” she said.

Earlier, the President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Israel Akanji, who was the guest preacher, assured Nigerians of overcoming the numerous challenges facing the country.

While appreciating Tinubu for his independence anniversary address to the nation, the cleric, however, appealed to him and other arms of government to ensure the fulfilment of the promises made to Nigerians.

He prayed that God would turn around the situation in Nigeria.

Also speaking, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, appealed to Nigerians to be patient as Nigeria’s problems cannot be resolved urgently as they had expected.

“Solutions to Nigeria’s complex problems can never be as instant as expected. It will take some time, but measures are already being put in place to address them,” he said.