All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Joe Igbokwe has defended the advise by First Lady Remi Tinubu for Nigerians to embrace small businesses like frying akara, selling Kuli-kuli and the likes of it.
Igbokwe while sharing his own remarkable rags-to-riches story said being a member of the ruling party did not make him wealthy.
In a post made on Facebook, the APC chieftain painted a picture of a life built on grit, hard work, and determination long before his participation in politics.
“Some people will see me today and think in their wildest imaginations that I am rich because I belong to APC Nigeria. My story will choke you to the marrow,” Igbokwe wrote.
He recounted starting to support his mother financially as a primary school pupil in the 1970s.
As a young boy, Igbokwe said he fetched firewood and water for sale, planted yams for people on their farms,
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