Soso Soberekon Generously Gifts First Lady Oluremi Tinubu N100k for Her 65th B'day, Shares Receipt

• Music executive Soso Soberekon has celebrated First Lady Oluremi Tinubu's 65th birthday in style
• Soso Soberekon shared a screenshot of the money he sent to the First Lady, including a caption celebrating her
• The music executive's action comes following a special request by Oluremi Tinubu for her 65th birthday celebration

Nigerian music executive Soso Soberekon, who is a close associate of singer Davido, has caused a stir with his monetary gift to the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu.

Soso sent a generous gift of N100,000 for the First Lady's birthday. As proof, the music executive also shared a screenshot of the debit details showing the account to which he sent the money.

He also added a caption

"Happy birthday to our 1st lady."

Soso Soberekon's action comes after the First Lady had urged well-wishers who planned to gift her birthday packages and send congratulatory messages via newspapers to instead send money into a dedicated account to fund a National Library project.

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In her words, “By the special grace of God, I will be turning 65 years old on the 21st of September 2025, and this happens to be a Sunday. This is why I have decided to dedicate the day to God for all His blessings in my life and have a quiet birthday."

While she added that her decision was informed by her love for education, her action stirred mixed reactions from Nigerians.

The screenshot showing the money Soso Soberekon sent to Oluremi Tinubu for her 65th birthday is below:

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that VeryDarkMan dragged Soso Soberekon over N120m proposal for the critic's duel with singer Portable Zazu.

Reactions trail Soso Soberekon's gesture

While some netizens applauded the music executive, others criticised his action, adding that the money could have been put to better use.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions; read the comments below:

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pandawhyteee said:

"Una no even understand the sarcasm soso wey dey dash common person 5 to 10 million in a normal lol una funny."

bennchuks reacted:

"Eye service, I no blame una papa."

timeless_gadgetz reacted:

"I want to donate....where is the account details."

onye_jay_jay wrote:

"In a country where common man dey suffer? Una too do ooo."

forex_the_simple_wealth commented:

"Why I'm i feeling tha this is a kind of money laundering scheme tha nobody knows about."

omoobawalex23 said:

"How can someone single handily throw pure water into sea."

tekashi00100 said:

"Person way them just use Billion fix solar panel for there house, they beg money online, na now you know say student need library, she will build it now and name it in her name, Mama oni yeye."

bigname_pmf reacted:

"No body still understand the message that @sososoberekon is trying to pass to the First Lady, Many people no get Otu…"

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Soso Soberekon was one of the celebrity guests at Priscy and Juma Jux’s traditional wedding in Lagos.

One of the highlights was when Soso Soberekon made it rain dollars on the dance floor.

Reacting to Soso Soberekan's display, a netizen said, "Abi na fake dollars."

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng