The appeal follows backlash against the herbal balm’s owner, Falilat Oyetunji, over her role in the Osun governorship election.
Workers and alleged beneficiaries of Ero-Arike herbal balm have appealed to Nigerians to continue patronising the product despite the backlash against its owner, Falilat Oyetunji, popularly known as Ero-Arike.
In a video circulating on social media, a group of women holding containers of the herbal balm were seen singing and appealing to Nigerians not to allow the political controversy surrounding Oyetunji to affect the business.
The women, who identified themselves as workers, beneficiaries and marketers of the company, said the business had provided livelihoods and supported several families.
One of the women, speaking in Yoruba, said she had been widowed for five years and claimed that Oyetunji had supported her by helping her build a house, stock her business and pay her children’s school fees.
“Do not ruin our mother’s work. We are pleading with you,” she said.
Another woman asked Nigerians not to boycott the business, saying such action could affect the livelihoods of workers and beneficiaries.
The group also appealed to people in Oyo, Ibadan, Lagos, Owo and Agbara, where they claimed Ero-Arike had workers and beneficiaries.
They further appealed to the Hausa and Muslim communities, saying the business had provided employment and catered to members of the community.
However, the claims made by the women could not be independently verified.
The appeal comes amid backlash against Oyetunji following her involvement in the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election.
Oyetunji, a prominent All Progressives Congress grassroots mobiliser in Osun, campaigned for the party’s candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who lost the election to incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke.
During the campaign, she distributed rice packaged with APC branding and urged residents to vote for Oyebamiji. She also faced criticism after a video emerged in which she issued spiritual warnings against people who accepted the rice but did not support the APC candidate.
Oyetunji is the Chief Executive Officer of Olokemeji Nigeria Limited, the company behind Ero-Arike herbal balm, which is produced in Osun State.
Her political activities have made her a controversial figure in recent weeks, with the backlash now extending to the Ero-Arike brand.
In a subsequent video, Oyetunji described politics as unpredictable and urged her supporters not to be discouraged while reaffirming her support for Oyebamiji.
The women in the latest video ended their appeal by praying for the continued success of the business and its customers.
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