The Nigerian comedian KlintonCod, whose real name is Ekene Clinton Egbuna, has commented on the current controversy involving UK lawmaker Kemi Badenoch and her remarks regarding life at Nigerian boarding schools.
According to reports, the comedian responded to the criticism Badenoch received after comparing her experience at a Federal Government Girls’ College in Sagamu to a life sentence.
He claims that a lot of Nigerians seem to despise Badenoch just because she speaks the truth, even when it is detrimental to the nation.
He talked about his own time spent at a boys-only boarding school, where he described the harsh routines and high walls that resembled a jail.
He claimed that the existence of midterm breaks and holidays was the primary distinction between his school and a prison.
KlintonCod remarked that living in those correctional facilities seemed more comfortable than his time at Nigerian boarding school, comparing his experience to that of prisoners he had seen during his work-related travels to UK prisons.
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He wrote: “I have not yet discovered a single convincing explanation for why Nigerians don’t like Kemi Badenoch. According to what I gather, the only reason is because she is overly honest, and those who disapprove of her believe that her honesty tends to highlight Nigeria’s shortcomings. What am I missing?
Everyone is upset because, according to her, her boarding school in Sagamu was like a jail. See, I’ve told a lot of people about my own boarding school, which was exclusively for guys, and the truth is that it was also like a jail, with high walls that were securely guarded. We had holidays and midterm breaks, which set us apart from inmates. Everything else was the same!
“Although I’ve never visited a prison in Nigeria, the few times I’ve visited prisons in the UK for work, the inmates there had a significantly higher standard of living than I did while attending boarding school.
“You can hate her if you want to, but you can also accept the truth when someone you don’t like says it.”
