From Shame To Showers Of Blessings: Naira And Gifts Rain On A Woman Who Was Mocked For Waking Up To Cook For Her Husband At 4:50 Am

A mother, Mrs Deborah Olaki (also known on X as Mummy Zee) after a post on X stating how she wakes up as early as 4.30am to prepare her husband’s lunch, has become a social media sensation, with gifts of cash and kind pouring in for her from Nigerians.

Mrs Deborah Olaki’s life is changing right before her eyes. The Lagos State-based mother has become a millionaire in less than 48 hours.

In the life-changing tweet, she disclosed on the popular microblogging site, X, that she wakes up at 4.50am every day to cook for her husband, responding to a user who wondered why a wife would wake up very early to cook for her husband.

Tweeting via her handle, Debbie_OA, she stated that she began to wake up that early when her husband told her that a female colleague in his office brought an extra spoon so that he could share in her lunch.

She tweeted, “I’ve always been too lazy to wake up and get his lunch ready. But the day he told me a colleague brought two spoons so he’ll eat with her was the day I set my alarm for 4.50am.”

The tweet generated controversy, with some criticising Olaki and calling her ‘insecure’ for feeling that waking up that early to cook for a man would keep him.

Popular United States based-Nigerian professor, Uju Anya, who seemed displeased with the lady’s comment, condemned her actions.

Anya wrote, “So, you’re saying you rise before dawn to cook for an able-bodied adult so that he doesn’t beg co-workers for food and f*ck somebody for day-old rice and chicken?”

Another user, emelleionaire, wrote, “Just married, and someone can steal him with small okro and pounded yam? So, my sister in Christ, what is your war plan for when your beggar husband comes across stew that is sweeter than yours?”

ruttiexx, another user, said, “The lord is your strength because I cannot.”

However, in a dramatic turn of events, some X users, mostly men, rallied around her, requesting a contribution from like minds to encourage the wife.

Olaki, who posted her account number at 1.39pm on Friday, shared that she had received over N2m from Nigerians on Saturday afternoon.

The woman, whose profile shows that she is a geoscientist, sharing a screenshot of her account balance on Saturday afternoon, wrote, “She’fe pami ni? (Do you want to kill me?).

As of the time of this report, the lady had got more than N2m from well-wishers. Her followers have also quadrupled from around 2,300 on Thursday to over 112,000 and she has gotten various gift Offers from Nigerians but home and abroad.

NNPC has offered free Premium Motor Spirit vouchers worth N200,000.

Infinix Nigeria, on Saturday, offered its latest device, Infinix Hot 40, to the lady and her husband.

Popular medical expert and X influencer, Aproko doctor, offered to pay one-year health insurance for the family of the lady, who was once criticised for waking up at 4.30am to cook for her husband.

A Businessman with handle “Nordmotion” offered to pay the rent of a two bedroom flat.

Fintech Company, Kuda also promised to double the 2m on her Kuda account.