Thread by @tolulopeab

I've said this before, especially while watching many #Nollywood films. We need to address the infantilization of Nigerian adults. Its one of the ways that young adult Nigerians are denied full autonomy and emancipation. Seen alot of it during this #EndSARS

We like to call our serving presidents "Father of the Nation." But that's not how that phrase is used. We need to address this issue where elected officials speak to young voting age Nigerians like children.

Presidents, governors, National Assembly members, etc may be fathers and mothers, but they are elected public servants and that is what our relationship should be. They are NOT our parents, we are NOT their children.

We must rewrite the rules of engagement with our elected office holders and the people they appoint after. And this demands that we interrogate where African culture may handicap democratic conversations.

Anyway I said what I said. And a few days ago, I talked about how we have weaponized our culture of respect against our young people. Things must change.

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