Jarvis urged Ycee to direct his concerns toward those responsible for creating employment opportunities in Nigeria rather than content creators.
By Kehinde Okeowo
TikTok star and content creator, Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, better known as Jarvis, has responded to controversial comments by popular rapper, Oludemilade Martin Alejo (aka Ycee), regarding a trend he described as an “olodo uprising” fast gaining ground in Nigeria.
She disagreed with the ‘Something Light’ crooner in a now-trending video which recently surfaced on social media.
Ycee, while appearing as a guest on the latest edition of the Afropolitan Podcast, slammed what he termed the rise of “olodo culture”, “Yahoo culture”, and “Peller culture”.
According to the 33-year-old artist, Nigerians are increasingly celebrating ignorance instead of intellectual achievement.
Reacting to the claims, Jarvis rejected the assertion that content creation is a refuge for the uneducated.
She defended the industry, noting that she and many other educated young Nigerians have embraced digital platforms not because they lack intelligence, but because Nigeria’s economic realities have left them with few alternatives.
”I went to school. I graduated. Since the government didn’t provide jobs for us, what exactly did you expect people to do?” she asked.
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The influencer went on to argue that educated Nigerians should not be criticised for embracing legitimate online opportunities rather than remaining unemployed.
She urged Ycee to direct his concerns toward those responsible for creating employment opportunities instead.
”You are talking, go and tell that to your president because you can’t expect individuals with high intelligence to end up cleaning toilets,” she added.
Addressing the singer’s “Peller culture” comment—which many netizens interpreted as a subtle jab at her colleague and fiancé, Peller—Jarvis queried why her boyfriend was singled out during the discussion.
”You even mention my man as ‘Peller culture.’ Everybody has their culture. I have AI culture, everybody has their culture, so please don’t bring that thing here,” she said.
She insisted that entertaining millions of people online should never be mistaken for a lack of education or intelligence.
Jarvis also praised technology for opening up new economic opportunities for young Nigerians, maintaining that platforms created by global tech companies have enabled many graduates to earn an honest living despite the country’s challenging job market.
