Davido Laments Bad Governance, Says He Feared For His Life Despite Privileged Background
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has voiced serious concerns over bad governance, injustice, and the hardship Nigerians are enduring.
Speaking during an episode of the I Wanna Talk podcast, the singer said he believed real change was about to happen in Nigeria during the EndSARS protests, but Nigerians soon returned to their old ways.
He expressed disappointment that many people who claim to stand for Nigerians often change their stance once they get into power.
Davido noted that even though he comes from a wealthy and influential family, he still worries about his safety.
According to him, the country is in urgent need of positive transformation.
“I was happy to see Nigerians protest during EndSARS. I thought change was coming, but December came and people were partying. Even me, who was initially optimistic about the movement, got discouraged. I was like we can’t kill ourselves. We have kids and people we are living for.
Once the government is bad, there would be hardship. I can’t even advise people who are going through economic hardship because I am not going through what they are going through, even though I have my own struggles, too. What I can say is, Nigeria, fix up. The country has to change from politicians to citizens, everything.
We can’t change our society until we change our mindset as a people. Today, the same people that were protesting are campaigning for politicians. Those who claim to fight for the people often change when they get power,” he said.
BY ABDULBAQI JIBREEL AJAO
