I’m a ‘nepo baby’ and I won’t deny it, Temi Otedola

Nigerian actress and media personality Temi Ajibade has openly embraced the label "nepo baby," stating she has no reason to deny the advantages she gained through her family's influence and background. Speaking on The How Far Podcast, which she co-hosts with her husband, singer Mr Eazi, Ajibade said recognizing privilege is simply being honest and does not detract from anyone's accomplishments.

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You don’t have to be famous to be privileged. Privilege is growing up in a situation where your parents had a certain amount of money, you didn’t have to struggle, and you had access to education, food and a foundation in life that not everybody gets.

Ajibade, daughter of billionaire businessman Femi Otedola, argued that privilege encompasses more than just having famous parents. It includes growing up with financial security, access to quality education, and opportunities unavailable to many.

"You don’t have to be famous to be privileged. Privilege is growing up in a situation where your parents had a certain amount of money, you didn’t have to struggle, and you had access to education, food and a foundation in life that not everybody gets," she explained.

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If our child wanted to become an artiste, you would introduce them to a producer and pay for their music video. That is an unfair advantage. That is nepotism.

She used a hypothetical example to illustrate nepotism, where family connections create opportunities that would otherwise be inaccessible. "If our child wanted to become an artiste, you would introduce them to a producer and pay for their music video. That is an unfair advantage. That is nepotism," she said.

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You can never catch me, on camera or off camera, saying I’m not a nepo baby. I find it crazy when people don’t admit to the advantage. It would be so unfair to say that.

"You can never catch me, on camera or off camera, saying I’m not a nepo baby. I find it crazy when people don’t admit to the advantage. It would be so unfair to say that," Ajibade stated. However, she stressed that admitting to privilege does not mean a person has not worked hard for their achievements. "At the end of the day, I was given a leg up and I’ve made the most of it. I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to say that. I think it’s because they feel it discounts what they’ve achieved in life. I definitely got lots of privileges as a result of the hard work that came before me."

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At the end of the day, I was given a leg up and I’ve made the most of it. I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to say that. I think it’s because they feel it discounts what they’ve achieved in life. I definitely got lots of privileges as a result of the hard work that came before me.