Nigeria, July 24 -- In the wake of recent attacks on tycoon entrepreneur Femi Otedola's "Making It Big" book, social media exploded with vitriolic criticism that brings ancient issues of privilege, power, and authenticity to the fore among Nigeria's new business elite.

The backlash began with a single tweet from user @UnkleAyo that has since gone viral:

"Femi Otedola is the son of Lagos' 9th Governor, Micheal Otedola. His father was a governor during the Nigerian Third Republic. He's the real "old money". There's nothing he wants to write in a book that appeals to people like me. "making it big" una. "

This sparked a digital backlash - dozens of Nigerians questioning whether our so-called success stories are real inspirational stuff or...