Nigerians Attack Sen. Remi Tinubu For Calling Fellow Woman Thug (Video)
Senator Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central and is married to APC National Leader Bola Tinubu, stirred more controversy on Wednesday when she labelled a fellow lady a thug for shouting too loudly at the South West Constitutional Review Public Hearing.
The event, which took place at the Marriott Hotel in Lagos, was attended by a number of high-profile figures, including the Lagos State Governor, Senators, and other prominent South West figures.
Residents were required to register before being allowed entry into the hall at the event.
Some of those in line were later advised that registration had closed for the day, according to reports.
As the shouts continued near the front door, with those in the queue insisting that they had been unfairly treated, the Oyo lawmakers were about to be hurriedly ushered through the backdoor, but the people followed them, preventing them from being allowed into the hall.
However, after some consultation with the personnel at the door, Tinubu showed up at the backdoor to allow the lawmakers in.
As she was about to do this, a woman, who complained about being denied entry, decried the partial treatment and voiced out her frustration.
Seeing this, the senator beckoned on her and two others, only to call the woman a “thug” for speaking too loud.
“We don’t want thugs here,” the former Lagos State First Lady said.
The statement made by Tinubu however infuriated those in the queue, who insisted that such a derogatory word shouldn’t have come from the senator.
The senator was asked to apologise but she refused.
“I will not apologise for what I said. I saw it and I said it,” she maintained.
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