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Rapper, YCee said the Nigerian society is experiencing a paradigm shift from celebrating academic excellence to accommodating ignorance.
The artiste, whose name is Oludemilade Martin Alejo, made the observation during an appearance on a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast.
He noted that there is a deliberate dumbing down in public discourse, especially on social media, to please a growing majority, a concept he tagged ‘Olodo uprising’.
The Omo Alhaji crooner alleged that the idea found root in content produced by the likes of popular TikToker, Peller.
YCee warned of the dire consequences of such disturbing culture on the nation’s sociocultural development.
He said, “Nigerian society is no longer celebrating academic excellence.
“It’s not even Yahoo culture anymore; now we have a ‘Peller culture.’
“This ‘Olodo’ uprising we are witnessing is terrible. It feels like we are trying so hard to accommodate ignorance so people won’t feel bad, and now they seem to be the majority.
“The massive attack on Nigeria’s educational system is alarming, aside from kidnappings and Boko Haram attacks.”
