Reality show star and comedian Aderombi Adedayo, better known as DeeOne, has claimed that singer Olu Maintain is among the people responsible for Nigerians suffering.
Speaking during an appearance on the Echo Room podcast, he alleged that Olu Maintain has given Nigeria a bad name.
He stated this while addressing the adverse effects of fraudsters’ activities in Nigeria.
The comedian accused Olu Maintain of normalising Yahoo Yahoo as an accepted profession in Nigeria after his hit song, ‘Yahooze’.
He said, “Do you know that Olu Maintain, great artiste. I love his work but do you know that Olu Maintain is among the people that put this country in a bad light, gave us a bad name?
“Many years ago in Nigeria, Yahoo Yahoo, 419 was something that everybody that was involved in it was ashamed. They could not come out to say I’m a 419. Na you go dey tell person say this guy ee be like say na 419. It was a shameful thing even though they were making a lot of money. And then, Olu Maintain came with that hit (song) ‘Yahoo’.
“The whole country started celebrating to the extent that, that thing had a dance. We did not understand the effects. Young boys then, babies at that time were inspired, listening to the song, enjoying the vibe. So, Yahoo Yahoo now became an accepted profession in Nigeria. And you know that Nigeria has the largest population of black people. Now, it has spread all over the globe.
“If we are complaining about this country now, Olu Maintain will talk and said oh is the government but he contributed to one of the suffering that we are facing today. Today now, if you travel out of Nigeria they will look at you and say oh these people that are into fraud.”
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