Senegalese-American singer, Akon has claimed that Nigerians are the smartest people in the world.
Akon stated that Nigeria generates more billionaires than any other country in the world while appearing on the co-hosted Drink Champs podcast presented by N.O.R.E and Dj EFN.
“This could be debatable, but the Nigerians are the smartest people on the planet. I promise you, there is nobody more smarter than a Nigerian.”
He, however, did not fail to add that the country has some “bad apples” who portray the nation as an unfortunate haven.
“Of course, there is a few bad apples that came out. They [the bad apples] are extremely smart. But they put their intelligence all in wrong place.
“If they were to gear that towards something more positive or productive… Because the ones that did, there’s more billionaires being made in Nigeria than anywhere in the world.”