Musician and activist Falz condemned the nation’s political elite and religious figures for perpetuating insecurity through inaction and misplaced priorities, as the country reels from a spate of violent incidents claiming hundreds of lives.
In a scathing social media outburst, Falz highlighted the government’s tepid response to atrocities, including a recent massacre in Kwara state where nearly 200 people were killed.
“The other day, nearly 200 people were k**lled in Kwara. President just came, release statement, normal statement. Oh, I’m saddened by this. Bro, who has been arrested? Who has been prosecuted for this? Nobody. Nothing,” he stated.
The rapper, whose real name is Folarin Falana, accused authorities of failing to safeguard citizens or pursue justice, noting that mass killings are met with mere declarations while perpetrators evade accountability.
“You’re always sending people. What are they doing? Nothing. They’re k**lling scores and scores of people every day,” Falz added.
Turning his ire to religious institutions, Falz criticized clerics for promoting prayer as a panacea while permitting politicians to exploit pulpits for electoral gain. “Your religious leader, Daddy GO, Papa, he will tell you to sit down there and pray. Pray that God will come and save you,” he said, referencing influential pastors.
He further alleged that such leaders endorse slogans like “Relax, Tinubu is fixing Nigeria” without addressing systemic flaws.
Falz also pointed to legislative hurdles, claiming the Senate resists amendments to the Electoral Act that would enable real-time transmission of results to curb rigging.
“Papa did not tell you that currently the Senate is refusing to adopt the resolution amending the Electoral Act to allow for real-time transmission of election results because they know it will not allow them to be able to rig elections,” he remarked.
The critique emerges amid heightened violence in Nigeria, with Kwara’s attack drawing international condemnation. Falz urged a break from entrenched voting patterns, warning: “I don’t know what’s wrong with us. I don’t know. And I don’t know when we’re going to wake up.”
