Nigerian musician and activist Seun Kuti has called on Nigerians to do more than just protest and work on the real change they desire. Nigerian musician and activist Seun Kuti has called on Nigerians to do more than just protest and work on the real change they desire. The call is coming on the heels of the recent nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest against hardship in the country. The singer in a chat on Channels Television’s Rubbin Minds show explained that he sees protest as “the beginning of the dance”. “What I will say to Nigerians is that protest is not enough. I see protests as a child going to a loving parent complaining, ‘Oh, daddy, mummy, I don’t want to eat this,’ because the daddy and mummy care. But these people don’t care; that’s why I don’t preach protest only; I preach mass organisation because we the people must also organise ourselves for power. ..Read Full Article
“It is not enough that we are protesting because we don’t like what they do, we must also send signals that we are ready to replace them. Not with another version of themselves like we did before, PDP to APC but with new people, representatives from our side of the divide to rule this country for our own benefit,” he added.
Kuti urged Nigerians to mobilise themselves and work towards releasing the country from the shackles of capitalism.
“It is not enough that people want to protest. Protest is the begining of this dance. The real party starts when we begin to mass mobilise into a socialist to release this country from capitalism that we are experiencing.”…..Read Full Article
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