Femi Falana Finally Speaks On Why He Let His Son, Falz Leave Law For Music

Many people may not know that Nigerian
rapper, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana is a lawyer and
both his parents are also lawyers.


His father, renowned lawyer and Senior
Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has
explained the reason why parents should
allow their children choose their desired career path rather than imposing their own choice on them.

According to The Leadership, Femi Falana
spoke on his son’s decision to pursue music
despite studying law in England, stating that Falz approached him, saying he was tired of practicing in the legal profession which as expected left him surprised.

Eventually Femi Falana tried to understand
the idea behind the decision, but Falz
however could not get his mother to
understand the idea.
In conclusion, here’s Mr Femi Falana’s
advice to parents on allowing their children
follow their dreams.

“Don’t force any course on your children;
don’t insist that they must be doctors or
lawyers. My son Folarin, who was working
in our chambers, came to inform me one
day that he wanted to leave. I said I could
find him a place in one of my friends’
chambers. But he said no, ‘I’m going to be a
musician’. When I asked why, he convinced
me but he couldn’t convince his mother
because she’s also a lawyer. Today, he’s
doing well as a musician and not as a
lawyer. So let’s debate with our children to
know what they want to do.”