American singer, Aliaune Akon Thiam, commonly called Akon, has said his country, Senegal, is the main source of Jollof rice in Africa.
The Senegalese-born is currently in Nigeria for the Google For Nigeria event taking place in the country.
At the event, he got into a debate with the deputy governor of Lagos, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, about which country invented the rice.
Mr Hamzat boasted that Nigeria Jollof is the best and much better than either Ghana Jollof or Senegal Jollof.
He said, “We don’t need to shut down social media because Nigeria’s jollof rice is just the best. Nobody can harass you for saying the truth.
“It’s just the best, it’s better than Senegal or whatever, sorry my Ghanaian friends.”
In response, Akon quickly jumped on the stage and gave a brief history of jollof rice.
“Senegal invented jollof rice.
“You guys need to learn history. Jollof comes from the tribe Wollof, that’s Senegalese,” he said.
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