Davido: Many Who Promise Change Become Different in Power

Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has expressed concern over bad governance, injustice and the prolonged hardship faced by Nigerians.

Speaking during an episode of the I Wanna Talk podcast, the singer said he had hoped the EndSARS protests would usher in genuine change but was disappointed that things did not turn out as expected.

Davido lamented that people who claim to fight for Nigerians often change their stance after gaining political power.

He also said that despite coming from a privileged and influential background, he still fears for his life.

Davido said Nigeria needs an urgent positive change.

“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 stated.