Senator Remi Tinubu on Sunday said her family does not need public funds to survive, noting that they are blessed already.
Mrs Tinubu, whose husband will be sworn in on Monday as president, stated this during the interdenominational church service held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja.
The president-elect’s wife added that the wealth of the nation belongs to all and that they would use it for the right thing.
She said, “Nigeria’s wealth is the commonwealth of all. It belongs to everyone. God has blessed my family. We don’t need the wealth of Nigeria to survive but to do the right thing. And I promise you on this altar, that with your help, with the help of God, we will set this nation on the right path.”
Mrs Tinubu noted that she will be one of Nigeria’s oldest first ladies at 63.
“Asiwaju is 71 and I will be 63. I bet I will be one of the oldest first ladies Nigeria would have. We need the grace of God and we need everyone to do what Nigerians are expecting.
“Today, God has really proved himself as he did on the night of the primaries and put his seal on it. Because, when I saw the votes count to be 1,271, I said God it means you are here.
“I was humbled to my rock bottom. And to believe that this is the seventh consecutive democratic transition Nigeria will be experiencing shows that this is a time of perfection for Nigeria,” she said.
The church service was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; and Senator-elect Godswill Akpabio among others.
