Nigerians sure do love a grass to grace story because they can quite identify with the struggles of being born without a silver spoon and growing up in the somewhat torrid conditions of the country.
They however, do not take kindly to claims of people they have seen or come to acknowledge as wealthy kids or people who grew up in affluence that they grew up in the streets and were once broke, and this was manifested recently in a mild drama on twitter when HKN artiste and Davido’s cousin – B-red reminisced on his broke days hinting that there were times he did not have up to a thousand naira in his pocket.
He tweeted ;
Nobody is ugly, it’s just money,I remember when i did not have 1k naira in my pocket #workhard
That tweet had a ripple effect on Twitter as Nigerians lambasted him saying he should never claim that because of his wealthy background.
A Particular twitter user replied thus ;
Your Dad is a senator. Your uncle is a businessman worth $350M and owns a university and a jet. Your grandfather was the brain behind Banana Island, NG’s most expensive neighborhood. So when were you ever without 1,000 naira in your pocket, Bayo? Enlighten us.
See more tweets below:
Nobody is ugly, it’s just money,I remember when i did not have 1k naira in my pocket #workhard
— B-RED!!! (@B_RedHKN) March 19, 2018
There are levels to this lie pic.twitter.com/YP4hJgQ8YZ
— #Bbnaija (@elitetatafo) March 24, 2018
Don’t tell me nonsense pic.twitter.com/JwIopCWgCf
— Debolex Clothing (@Debolex) March 20, 2018
I dunno what you wanna gain from lying ??♂️
You can’t sing, u can’t lie, what can u really do ?— J O S E P H (@joezieey1) March 21, 2018
When was that brother? Wheeeennn!!! pic.twitter.com/0OLGtAuMUd
— Madam bag?? (@CO_Chiamaka) March 22, 2018
Yeah because they spent their 500k monthly pocket money on partying and shopping. Right now I may not have 1k in my wallet but I still have money in the akant.
— augiemoment (@AugustaCookey1) March 22, 2018
No dey lie pic.twitter.com/oIKznrSpXx
— Commissioner For Dodo Affairs?? (@EmiNiTybaba) March 22, 2018
B-RED nawa o, you na omo babaolowo na, you didn’t have in your pocket because it was saved in your bank account & ATM was not available as at then.
— Fidel peter (@jeboliseh) March 19, 2018
Come eye ring man better Respect yourself oooo….. who u dey impress uju no deh hereoooo pic.twitter.com/m8HhMLZ2Ll
— DEMONIC FREAK?? (@iam_Namez) March 20, 2018
Your Dad is a senator. Your uncle is a businessman worth $350M and owns a university and a jet. Your grandfather was the brain behind Banana Island, NG’s most expensive neighborhood. So when were you ever without 1,000 naira in your pocket, Bayo? Enlighten us. https://t.co/9gRhZMEZiN
— ? (@fxntney) March 21, 2018