Ali Baba's Epic Response to Those Mocking D'banj Over Koko Garri Business

Posted by Daniel on Tue 28th Jul, 2015 - tori.ng

The comedian hailed D'banj's foresight, saying those criticizing his Koko Garri business will be the first to question the source of his wealth when the business grows.

Godfather of Nigerian comedy, Ali Baba has drummed up support for D'banj's daring into the world of agriculture with the commencement of public sale of his Koko garri.

The Kokomaster had come under sneer remarks from some internet trolls who slammed him for going into garri sales, apparently, in their opinion, 'because his music career is dead!'

But the ace comedian, in a couple of posts on Instagram saluted D'banj and gave some words of advice to those mocking the 'Oliver Twist' singer: "What we do in Nigeria is to laugh at people's hustle. And when it starts paying, creating jobs and moving the person to the next level, we are quick to ask why is the person living so large?"

See his posts below:

Guess which of these hustle will affect the life of the ordinary people in Nigeria the most? Guess which one is considered the ish? Priorities and our mental enslavement of the mind need to be recaliberated!

A photo posted by Ali Baba (@alibabagcfr) on Jul 23, 2015 at 10:28pm PDT

Who owns Ciroc vodka? Who owns Beats headphones? Who own RocknRepublic? The list goes on. What we do in Nigeria is to laugh at people's hustle. And when it starts paying, creating jobs and moving the person to the next level, we are quick to ask why is the person living so large? Does he know how many people are hustling and going to bed hungry? But we don't consider the person's hustle in the beginning worthy of support. I am a strong Supporter of Nigerian Brands. How many politicians bought this Koko Garri to give their supporters? But they gave imported rice abi? When Otunba Ghadaffi started his mobile toilets, people called him "Agbe po!!!" It wasn't for long, others joined DMT to do what he was laughed at. I know that a few think what's DBanj thinking to invest in Garri. Newsflash!!!! I bet you all that is a $30b market. I have told him to start promoting it in hotels and restaurants. Wherever beans and moi-moi is served, there should be packs of Koko Garri as options to pap, dodo and yam. Trust me, you will see how it will grow. I think there should be a Garri soaking competition sef. The hamburger competitions we see on television don't even have as much entertainment value... Round 1, Koko Garri and groundnuts, round 2, Koko Garri and coconut, round 3 Koko and Kilishi... Powered by Eva Water and Dangote sugar... Winner gets a Koko Garri distribution vehicle and a start up store

A photo posted by Ali Baba (@alibabagcfr) on Jul 17, 2015 at 3:47am PDT

And D'banj's response:

Immense gratitude to a Legend and Big Brother For this. E Cover mi now! Guys, KokoGarri is available on Konga and in Ebeano Stores... #Repost @alibabagcfr ãƒ»ãƒ»ãƒ» Who owns Ciroc vodka? Who owns Beats headphones? Who own RocknRepublic? The list goes on. What we do in Nigeria is to laugh at people's hustle. And when it starts paying, creating jobs and moving the person to the next level, we are quick to ask why is the person living so large? Does he know how many people are hustling and going to bed hungry? But we don't consider the person's hustle in the beginning worthy of support. I am a strong Supporter of Nigerian Brands. How many politicians bought this Koko Garri to give their supporters? But they gave imported rice abi? When Otunba Ghadaffi started his mobile toilets, people called him "Agbe po!!!" It wasn't for long, others joined DMT to do what he was laughed at. I know that a few think what's DBanj thinking to invest in Garri. Newsflash!!!! I bet you all that is a $30b market. I have told him to start promoting it in hotels and restaurants. Wherever beans and moi-moi is served, there should be packs of Koko Garri as options to pap, dodo and yam. Trust me, you will see how it will grow. I think there should be a Garri soaking competition sef. The hamburger competitions we see on television don't even have as much entertainment value... Round 1, Koko Garri and groundnuts, round 2, Koko Garri and coconut, round 3 Koko and Kilishi... Powered by Eva Water and Dangote sugar... Winner gets a Koko Garri distribution vehicle and a start up store

A photo posted by D'banj (@iambangalee) on Jul 24, 2015 at 4:59am PDT