Elijah Adebero
Popular comedian, Bovi, has given an Instagram user a hot meal after he was criticised for his children’s language choice.
Recently, Bovi posted a video of the children speaking his native language.
Instagram user, ‘repfrica’, who sees such act as wrong says it’s only in Africa a father would be proud because his children could speak his native language.
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The issue of mother tongue is a controversial one but many Nigerians believe it is desirable to expose one’s kids to indigenous languages.
When languages are lost, history, culture and native intelligence are lost with it.
This is apart from the fact that it has been argues that pupils learn better when taught with their native languages.
But Bovi’s critic is not convinced. He writes (SIC):
“Is only in Africa father will be proud cous is child can speak his native language.
We are still slaves mentally.”
Bovi, who didn’t find the comment pleasing, called him a fool.
His reply:
“@repfrica and you write this in English.
What a fool.”
Meanwhile, Bovi has narrated his experience when he was in the university.
According to him, he never feared to enter female hostels:
“SO LAST MONTH I HAD THE RARE PRIVILEGE OF BEING INVITED TO MY ALMA-MATER (DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY ) BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, PROF. ANDY EGWUNYENGA.
A WHOLE VICE-CHANCELLOR EVEN SUPPORTED KOLA FOR ME (I FACED A DISCIPLINARY PANEL LIKE 3 MONTHS AFTER MY FINAL PAPERS.
SO YEAH I WAS ALMOST EXPELLED FOR ALLEGED ASSAULT.
SO IT WAS REFRESHING TO BE CELEBRATED FOR ONCE.)
I ALSO GOT TO MEET WITH SOME OF MY FORMER LECTURERS LIKE MR. MARTINS, MR. GREEN AND MR. BONIFACE. AND THEN I MET STUDENTS OF MY DEPARTMENT, THEATRE ARTS!
THESE GUYS ARE STARS IN THE MAKING.
I CAN SEE IT.
THEIR FIRE IS EVIDENT; MORE THAN THE FIRE I HAD.”
HE FURTHER REVEALED THAT HE WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE GIRLS’ HOSTEL FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT BEING STOPPED.
“FINALLY I WENT TO GIRLS’ HOSTEL!
GIRLS HOSTEL WEY DEM NO DEY LET US ENTER, I ENTER WITH MY FULL CHEST 😀😀😀😀😀😀.
BUT THE BEAUTIFUL THING WAS THAT A LADY GAVE ME HER BABY TO PRAY FOR HER!
I SIMPLY PRAYED THAT HER BABY WILL BE GREAT AND I DEDICATED THE BABY TO GOD ABOVE!
YES I AM MUFASA LIKE THAT! 🦁!
I SHA ENTERED GIRLS HOSTEL!
STILL CAN’T GET OVER THAT FACT.
LONG LIVE DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA!!!!!!”
