Destiny Boy & Starboy Ahmed:- The Dangerous Effects Of Kid Superstars On Nigeria’s Education

In 2017, teenage superstar, Destiny Boy broke
out after dropping a cover to Davido ‘s smash
hit, IF .
The cover went places as people fell in love
with the song due to its fuji twist. What got
us wondering was that Destiny Boy was just
13 years old. This got everyone enthralled.
From there he started rolling with industry
heavyweights like Tuface, Wande Coal and he
also dropped more covers. Destiny Boy isn’t
the first kid superstar.
Last year, we had Emmanuella cracking us
up. Her videos alongside her Uncle, Mark
Angel were always trending on YouTube. She
was also regularly invited to perform at shows
and she even surprised us when she went on
tour to some African countries where she has
tons of fans.
● However, shouldn’t we be concerned for
these kids?
● What about their Education?
● Is Destiny Boy still going to school after he
hit the jackpot?
● Won’t they rebel against their parents and
drop out of school just to pursue their music
career?

Inversely, this would have an adverse effect

on them and the society. Their mates and

friends would also want to follow in their

footsteps by seeking fame, thereby paying

less attention to their education.

Few years ago we had OzzyBosco. His kind of

music was the childish type. Hopping up and

down kind of music. Those type of music

strictly meant for the kids played at birthday

parties.

He tried to add some spice when he featured

Olamide and Vector in his songs.

That’s not all though, we still have several kid

stars. What about Ahmed who Wizkid Pledged

to sign after freestyling on stage at his

#WizkidTheConcert .

More and more kids are getting famous. And

there are still more who will join the

bandwagon in 2018. The kids would see the

entertainment industry as an opportunity to

evade the algebraic equation they didn’t

understand at School.

Important Note

The kids would say to their parents:- “ School

is not helping anyone, see Ahmed, our

neighbour’s kid, he’s already making money,

appearing on TV, and then Conclude on “Who

school epp! “

It’s true to some extent though, given

Nigeria’s deteriorating education. But these

kids still need to be educated.

Ahmed for instance would have just finished

Primary 5, he hasn’t even gotten to halfway of

his education.

● Has he learned enough?

● Can he speak and write in English?

Still, Nigerians would support talent over

anything as long as it is making money.

However, it’s important we all make these

kids know the essence of education. Most of

our Superstars made it to university before

dropping out.

Wizkid dropped out at Lead City University

before dropping out. Ycee and Lil Kesh also.

Ahmed would definitely be a superstar on

2018, this would encourage other parents to

influence their kids to also showcase their

talents.

Then the entertainment industry would be

littered with kids everywhere. Then several

problems would arise, maybe a kid slapping

his manager over money matters.

Lastly, the Emmanuel Eboue issue is a case

to ponder. How his wife took advantage of his

illiteracy and acquired all his lifetime savings

and assets.

The End!!

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This Article was written by Otolorin

Olabode

Otolorin is a creative and an amazing content

writer. He’s a contributor to Huffington Post,

Naijaloaded, YNaija, Pulse and Omojuwa.

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