The First Lady of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has cleared the air on her remarks after her speech was misinterpreted as criticism of Meghan Markle’s outfit during her visit to the African country. FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA CLEARS AIR ON MEGHAN MARKLE ‘REMARKS’ Sen.
Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady of Nigeria, delivered a speech to celebrate the first year of her husband, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s, presidency. In the speech she discussed the challenges face by Nigeria’s youth. Thereafter, a video of the speech surfaced with many thinking a remark she made was directed at the Duchess of Sussex , Meghan Markle.
“We are not having the Met Gala . . .
We don’t accept nakedness in our culture,” First Lady Tinubu said in part during her speech, as per People. “It is not beautiful at all . .
. They are mimicking and trying to emulate film stars from America. They don’t know where they come from.
Why did Meghan come here, looking for Africa? That is something we have to take home with. We know who we are, and don’t lose who you are.” This led many to believe the comment about “nakedness” and dressing was aimed at Meghan.
However, the first lady’s office cleared the air, following the speculation. FIRST LADY’S OFFICE: ‘AT NO POINT DID SHE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MEGHAN’S DRESSING’ The first lady’s office revealed that her reference to Meghan in the speech was about her journey to understand her identity. This was because Meghan had revealed that she was 43% Nige.