‘Leave Children Out of Your Dirty Politics’ — Femi Branch Appeals to Politicians
Femi Branch says the 56-day ordeal of the freed Oriire pupils could leave lasting trauma, arguing that children already contend with a struggling education system and should not become victims of political battles.
Nollywood actor Femi Branch has appealed to Nigerian politicians to stop dragging children into political battles, saying innocent pupils should never become casualties of partisan interests.
Branch made the appeal in a video shared on his Instagram page on Saturday following the release of the pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after spending more than 50 days in captivity.
The Pendulum Media reports that the victims regained their freedom on Friday after a coordinated security operation ended their weeks-long ordeal.
Reacting to comments by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on the timing of the abduction, the actor urged political leaders to keep children out of what he described as “dirty politics.”
He said:
“I just want to make an appeal and beg us in this country. I’m not directing this to anybody but I’m begging all of us that whatever dirty politics that we’re all playing, can we just leave the innocent children out of it.
The children in this country are suffering enough, they are suffering enough.
“The so-called school they are going, the quality of the education, and everything is scrambled, they are suffering enough. Can we just leave them out of this dirty politics that we’re playing? Innocent children were in the bush for 56 days. Those kids must be traumatized by now and needed to be attended to.
“The governor came out and said he declared to be president at 4 p.m. and by 9 a.m. the next morning is when they packed the children and the teachers away, thereby insinuating that it was a political game. Can we just leave these poor children out of our dirty politics?
“Please, I’m not attacking or calling out anybody, I’m just appealing to us to leave the innocent children out of our madness, please.”
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