Portable noted that the parents of many successful Nigerians trained them with money made from petty trading.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian singer and songwriter Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has lent his voice to the call by First Lady Remi Tinubu for citizens to engage in small-scale businesses, such as selling akara (bean cakes) and roasted corn.
He defended her during a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, reacting to the backlash that greeted her counsel.
Mrs Tinubu recently urged unemployed Nigerians to embark on such trades, noting that they require very little capital to set up.
Speaking on the controversy while on the show, Portable claimed that the First Lady’s statement was taken out of context.
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He insisted that there was nothing wrong with the former senator urging unemployed Nigerians to embrace small-scale businesses.
According to him, the parents of many successful people in the country educated them with the proceeds they made from petty trading.
He went on to state that small-scale businesses can be highly lucrative, claiming he even met corn sellers who drive luxury cars during his trip to London, United Kingdom.
Portable said:
”Nigerians misunderstood what Remi Tinubu meant. If you look at many wealthy people in this country, their mothers trained them by selling pepper and roasted corn. When I went to London, I even saw someone selling corn who drives a Benz.”
