Viral video shows Remi Tinubu ordering Governor Adeleke to stop singing, finish speech in five minutes
By Ishaya Ibrahim
A viral video captures the moment Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, walked up to Governor Ademola Adeleke during his speech to order him to stop singing and finish off his speech in five minutes.
The occasion was her coronation ceremony as the Yeye Asiwaju Ile Oodua on Sunday.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, conferred the title of Yeye Asiwaju Ile Oodua on Mrs Tinubu during the 10th anniversary of his coronation. The title was previously held by the late Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, the wife of the late sage and anti-colonialist Obafemi Awolowo.
Adeleke, in his goodwill speech, praised the first lady as a pillar of national development whose contributions have facilitated numerous impactful initiatives across the country. He also extolled the Ooni’s remarkable decade of transformative leadership.
While he sang Christian songs during the speech, the first lady interrupted him, stating, “Mo maa pa mic yin,” in the Yoruba language, meaning “I’ll switch off your microphone.”
Minutes before Mrs Tinubu’s threat, she had mounted the stage to inform Mr Adeleke that he had five minutes left to wrap up his speech, while showing her five right-hand fingers.
“I’m giving you five minutes to finish your speech. The music is enough,” said Mrs Tinubu.
A video of the moment has sparked controversy since it went viral, as many berated the first lady for “humiliating” a sitting governor.
