Why I Can’t Stop My Son, Falz From ‘Embarrassing’ Government – Femi Falana

Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) on Sunday revealed why he can’t stop his son, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, from ’embarrassing’ the government.

Falana claims that the popular rapper and rights activist embarrasses the government because of his upbringing.

The older Falana stated at the 2nd anniversary of the Oluyinka Odumakin Lecture in Lagos that his son was bothered by his frequent arrests as a legal practitioner when he was young.

The lawyer stated that his son, Falz, had asked if he was a criminal because of his frequent arrests.

Femi Falana made this statement days after Falz released a new song titled ‘Yakubu,’ which featured fellow rapper Vector.

He said; “One of these guys one day said, ‘Falana talk to your son (Falz); he should stop embarrassing the government’. I said which government? You mean that boy who is an adult? Can I give you his number so you can talk to him? But be careful because when that boy was growing up, I was being arrested from time to time. So, the only language he understood was detention, arrest and the rest of them.

“One day, when that boy was six, he asked his mother, “Our teacher taught us that only criminals were arrested. Is my father a criminal? Why is he always being arrested? And the mother had to say that in Nigeria, under the military; only two sets of people were arrested: Criminals suspects and political suspects. Political suspects are those who are out to expose the criminality of the government. That is what you see going on.”

Over the years, Falz has utilised his brand to not only entertain Nigerians, but also speak on the state of the Nation. Vector, on the other hand, is also quite known for his witty ability to use his music to speak to societal anomalies. They never miss the opportunity to use their music to identify the ills in society and address them with creative and satirical lyricism. Falz’s project Moral Instruction and Vector’s African Mind Voem project are attestations to this. 
‘Mr Yakubu’ is out across streaming services. 

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