Okay.

It is time for me to speak.

I’ve had enough.

Dear Nigerians,

What the fuck is Yabacon Valley?

This is part of why I generally hate the Nigerian/Lagos “tech scene”.

The first reason is that there’s so much empty noise.

And this.

This is the second reason: “Yabacon Valley”.

I’ve always generally hated that Nigerians are always trying to morph names of people and places to something that’s more American or English.

It’s why I hate when people call me “Timmy” as opposed the actual proper pronunciation of “Timi”.

It’s why I’ll always hate that Yewande refers to herself as Wendy.

It’s why I cringe anytime I hear the word “Nollywood”.

I don’t understand it. Is it that we believe that the English names are better and that our things are inferior?

Don’t we realise that there’s a reason the place is called Silicon Valley?

Why are we so weak? Why are we content with being so lame?

What the fuck is Yabacon Valley?

Some people argue that English names generally sound cooler.

I don’t agree, but I understand that it’s due to the media we’ve been consuming.

Yoruba and Igbo names for things are wack, but names like “Delaney” are cool.

And places like “Birmingham” sound better than “Ajegunle” or “Shomolu”.

Okay. Let’s even accept that for one quick second.

Let’s say they are not brainwashed and that they’re right.

Yabacon Valley is still the lamest name I’ve heard or read in my life.

It’s not even remotely cool. It’s the epitome of cringe worthy wackness.

I spit on the face of whoever came up with that shit.

I mock him and I despise him for taking the tech that I love, the Yaba that I school and live in and making it into to the loudest inferiority complex scream I’ve ever heard.