Sarkin Katsina and Hausa social protest.
Sarkin Katsina and Hausa social protest In the last couple of days, the Sarkin Katsina, Abdulmuminu Kabir Usman, made headlines, courtesy of his comments during a visit by the All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates to his palace.
The delegates, including the party’s campaign chairman, were, to say the least, surprised, if not embarrassed by what the sarki told them, as well […] In the last couple of days, the Sarkin Katsina, Abdulmuminu Kabir Usman, made headlines, courtesy of his comments during a visit by the All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates to his palace.
The common rhyme is: “He told the truth.” It was both a social commentary and protest.
Social commentary is a discourse that analyses, criticises or even challenges social dispositions; be they cultural, social, political or economic. Its aim is to provoke thought and discourse, expose injustice and instigate and initiate change. Social protest, on the other hand, is an expression of the demand for change through dissent or opposition, especially against government policies, economic conditions or social structures. This contribution is to remind the Hausa that social commentary and protest are nothing new.
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