Africa-Press – Nigeria. National Organising Secretary of Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organization, Afenifere, Dele Farotimi, says activism has failed and will not help Nigeria.
Farotimi made this statement on Tuesday while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television, stressing that the country has a system failure.
He insisted that only a peaceful revolution can bring about meaningful change in the country.
Farotimi rejected the label of ‘political activist’, instead describing himself as a Nigerian speaking out against the pains of “victimhood.”
“However long you stood in front of a mango tree demanding oranges of the mango tree, you will still get only mangoes from that tree. For as long as any Nigerian… first, let me clear two things: I’m not a political activist. I’m just another Nigerian who speaks out about the pains of my Nigerian victimhood.
“Whether that now comes across as a political activist or a human rights activist, you’ll find some name for it. But let’s be clear, I am not, because that is no longer a lofty company in which one will seek to belong.
“Activism is not going to help Nigeria. Nigeria’s situation is not going to be helped because we decided to have episodic responses or reactions to a systemic failure.
“Activism led to #EndSars and became #EndPoliceBrutality and #EndBadGovernance. That tells you activism has failed in Nigeria, and we have to admit to that,” he said.
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