Billionaire heiress and celebrity disc jockey, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, well known as DJ Cuppy, has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate as Nigeria marked its 65th Independence anniversary.
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.