9th May 2018
In the developed world, everyday thinking is shaped by the outcome of well carried out academic researchs but in contemporary Nigeria 🇳🇬, our thought process seems to be controlled more by the fake lifestyles of celebrities.
Davido’s ’45 million’ Naira assurance gift is trending. I won’t be surprised that in the next couple of weeks, over a couple thousand relationships would have ended because of ‘assurance’ or the lack of it. As much as I wish the young hitmaker well, I also admonish Nigerian youth to stop being lazy —task your brains and stop believing everything Davido tells you on social media.
Why was the price of the car N45 million? The exact winning value of the recently concluded big brother Nigeria? I also saw where he claimed he had secured a N60 million endorsement deal for his sweetheart. I even saw news bits about him flying her to and from the Caribbeans on a private jet recently.
Good PR drive I must say.
Before you ‘lazy yoots’ kill yourselves, don’t forget Davido is 3rd generation blue blood. His granddad designed Banana Island 🌴 and owned a substantial portion of it. His late Uncle was the first governor of Osun and won that seat via the most flamboyant electioneering campaign Osun has seen till date —a friend of mine once told me that back then (early 1990s), when others were campaigning with cars, he was doing his with helicopters. Davido’s Dad is a multibillionaire long time friend of Dangote and has been swimming in money for goodness knows how long. I once heard that at birth, his godfather, Aliko Dangote carried him in his arms even before his Dad laid eyes on him. So that’s the kind of person you want to use as the SI unit of ‘assurance’?
Alaye, ejoor leave Porsche assurance, go and collect one wheelbarrow from Governor Ortom and double your hustle!
Simon Utsu
Is a Social Commentator
