- Nigeria celebrated its 65th Independence anniversary.
- DJ Cuppy, a billionaire heiress and disc jockey, expressed her love for Nigeria on X (formerly Twitter).
- She referred to Nigeria as her birthplace, home, and country.
As Nigeria marked its 65th Independence anniversary, billionaire heiress and disc jockey, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, took to X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate the day.
The entertainer shared a passionate note about her love for the country, describing Nigeria as her birthplace, home, and country.
Cuppy wrote in part:
“God didn’t rush when He made us!!! He gave us resilience and spirit. In my next life, I would STILL choose to be Nigerian.”
While some netizens praised her message as patriotic, many others online disagreed.
Critics argued that her words seemed disconnected from the everyday realities faced by most Nigerians. They noted that her privileged upbringing as the daughter of billionaire businessman Femi Otedola shields her from the economic and social struggles the average Nigerian encounters daily.
One X user, Mbojikwe, slammed her post, calling it insensitive:
“Cuppy, with all due respect, this statement is deeply insensitive. As someone born into immense privilege the daughter of a billionaire who doesn’t even reside in Nigeria full-time it’s clear you have little to no understanding of what the average Nigerian is enduring.”
He went on to highlight challenges such as a collapsing healthcare system, widespread insecurity, economic hardship, and lack of basic dignity.
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See some comments below:
@Oloye Somorin,:“There’s nothing more powerful than being resilient in the comforting feeling of the plush leather seats of a Maybach.”Read Cuppy’s post here:
@HaywhyClassik”Pls Ma when u choose Nigeria again in ur Next life ,choose a Billionaire Dad again coz life ain’t easy for us wey no get rich families for Nigeria .. person dey work like tomorrow no dey and nothing to show up”
@Opeyemi_Tunde:”Make your parent no be the Otedola’s only then will you know that kaki, no be leather. You are one of the most successful and richest Nigerian parent child, everything was provided before you ask. If you had hustle like an ordinary Nigerian. By now U for know say Jesus is Lord”
@HakeemRabiu:”The funny part is that average Nigerians does see the need for independence day, like I forgot today is independence, and in my next life I won’t wish to be a Nigerian, I have had more than enough suffering already
