The world is laughing at Nigeria, says Simi – The Nation Newspaper

By Adeniyi Adewoyin

Nigerian singer, Simi, lately weighed in on the mass refusal of workers of Tutorial Workers Union of Universities, ASUU, to work.

The singer and mom of 1 lamented the neglect in Nigeria’s instructional sector saying the chances are all the time in opposition to the typical Nigerian.

Simi additionally accused Nigerian leaders of dashing the hopes of its residents saying most Nigerian youths spend half of their lives making an attempt to outlive as a consequence of fewer alternatives within the nation.

“Increased establishments are on strike for months virtually, if not each, 12 months. The percentages are all the time stacked in opposition to the typical Nigerian. You spend the primary half of your life simply making an attempt to outlive. To eat. To catch up. While you lastly resolve to settle, you don’t have sufficient to do even that,” she tweeted through her official Twitter web page.

Persevering with, she wrote, “Taking away the hopes and goals of the youth. Destroying their futures in order that they’re able to accept crumbs. Simply to allow them to stay to see the subsequent day and struggle for extra crumbs. As a result of they’re not your youngsters, their futures don’t matter? Disgrace on you!!

“If the leaders in our personal nation can’t have compassion for his or her individuals, then what can we actually do? They get into energy and abuse it, abuse the individuals they need to be serving. The remainder of the world laughing on the so-called big of Africa. Disgrace on all of you!!”