Seun Kuti, scion of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti has taken to social media to question why footballers earn much more money than nurses, teachers, and other vital workers.
The musician who raised the question during a recent Instagram livestream expressed shock that footballers are paid so much just to chase a ball around a field.
According to him, for the amount footballers are paid weekly, they should play almost every day to justify the hefty sum that they are being paid by the club sides.
“They say footballers want to go on strike. They said they want to strike, where are the rich pan-Africans? The football they’re playing is too much. Footballers are paid millions just to chase a ball around a field.
READ ALSO: HARDSHIP: Seun Kuti demands more than protests to effect political change
‘‘For the amount of money they are paid, they should be playing every day. I know boys who aren’t paid a dime yet they play on the field every day.”
Kuti emphasized the value of vital professionals such as nurses and doctors, who continued to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also emphasized that football players are not as important to be paid millions of dollars as these other vital professions.
He said; “During COVID, I asked a question: how dare we play footballers more than we play nurses? How dare humanity create a system and give our allegiance to footballers. How can footballers earn more money than nurses?”
“During the pandemic there was no football. Did anything happen to anybody when we didn’t watch football? It is not essential. If nurses in the world stop working now, as there is no COVID, do you think this world will continue? If all the doctors go on strike, do you think the world would continue? If all the teachers quit, how many of you can stay at home with your children? Can you teach them yourselves?” Seun added.
The post Seun Kuti questions why footballers earn more than teachers, nurses appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Naomisophyblog.
