Nigerian musician Mr Real has stirred controversy after publicly rejecting economic advice from First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, declaring that he would rather take up banditry than embrace petty trading as a means of survival.
The "Legbegbe" hitmaker's remarks came in direct reaction to comments made by the First Lady last Thursday, in which she encouraged low-income Nigerians to explore small-scale ventures such as frying akara, roasting corn, or producing kuli-kuli as accessible paths to economic empowerment requiring little capital to start.
Responding to the suggestion, the singer dismissed the notion that such petty trading could serve as a viable solution to the economic hardship currently facing many Nigerians, opting instead to make the provocative comparison to banditry as a reflection of his frustration with the proposed remedy.
The comment has since ignited reactions across social media, with the singer's statement being widely interpreted as a pointed critique of the government's approach to addressing the nation's economic struggles.
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