Ahead of 2019 general elections, Seun Kuti, son of
Afro legend, Fela, has called out Nigerian parents
over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU).
Kuti, in a post on his Instagram page, lamented
that a religious issue such as the hijab crisis that
happened in Ibadan could cause outrage but the
closure of universities for months has not yielded
any protest by parents.
According to the singer, the parents should not be
seen at the rallies when some of them have kids
who are not in school.
Alongside an inscription that read “Your children
aren’t attending school but you are attending
political rally. Are you maaaaad? Kuti wrote:
“Until we are ready to serve our children and not
just raise them, we shall never understand
national development.
“How hijab crisis in a secular school can create
more outrage than the closure of our universities
for months is the proof we need to know that we
are willing to serve everything else, but our
children.â€
Recall that universities in Nigeria have been on
strike since November 4, 2018 over failure of
government to fulfil its promise in the 2009
agreement with ASUU.
Source:
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kuti-blasts-parents-attending-political-rallies/