Omoyele Sowore, convener of the RevolutionNow protest, has
replied Burna Boy, an Afrofusion singer, for calling him a “fake” fan of Fela
Kuti, late Afrobeat legend.
Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, had invited the
‘African Giant’ crooner to join the group in its planned protest on October 1,
which is Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary.
The former presidential candidate said Burna Boy is famed as
a revolutionary musician to the extent he is even compared to the late Afrobeat
icon by the foreign media.
The politician, however, wondered why the ‘Ye’ singer had
never led any protest in the country.
In his reply, Burna Boy rejected Sowore’s invitation,
comparing him to one of the country’s politicians, whom he never trusted.
“Everybody is a Fela fan and supporter now that he is dead.
Humans are so Funny, You politicians are ALL the same (especially in Nigeria)
and Frankly I don’t trust none of you,” the singer wrote.
The politician cum activist, however, fired back, telling
Burna Boy that he was not just a fan of the late singer but a member of his
household.
“Burna Boy, I am not just one of the persons who you could
describe as “Fela’s fan after he died,” I am a member of Fela’s household, ask
@RealSeunKuti, as a student’s leader in the 90’s I met and hung out with Abami
Eda at home and the African shrine! If you want to be Fela be Fela,” Sowore
wrote.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday@burnaboy I am not just one of the persons who you could describe as “Fela’s fan after he died,” I am a member of Fela’s household, ask @RealSeunKuti, as a student’s leader in the 90s I met and hung out with Abami Eda at home and the African shrine! If you want to be Fela be Fela https://t.co/P8Y3gI6Ziz
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) September 29, 2020
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