Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti on Monday advised his fellow entertainers to use social media and pressure the government to do more to help millions of people struggling to survive in Boko Haram-hit NorthEast Nigeria.
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The 54-year-old performer said he desires to raise awareness among young Nigerians and encourage them to demand a greater humanitarian response, having visited an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Monday.
“People need to have a sense of the reality in the northeast – from people walking around hungry to mothers with malnourished children, I hope more celebrities will visit and engage with their fans. Then more people will see what is going on, share it on social media, and put pressure on the government to do more. There are still so many young people who are displaced, who have lost their parents, who cannot go home yet. They cannot party, and it is them we must worry about the most” Femi said.
