Legendary afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has said that he
declined an invitation by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to join the All
Progressives Congress, APC.
This is contained in a statement he issued on his social
media platforms in which the musician clarified his participation in the Occupy
Nigeria protest of 2012 which was against the removal of fuel subsidy by the
administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
His statement comes amid calls for protests over the recent
increase in fuel price from N148 to N151 by the regime of the President, Major
General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
“I want to state for clarity and posterity my role in the Ojota protest,” he tweeted.
“I was invited for what I and many believed was a genuine
cause regarding the cost of fuel.
“As soon as I found out it was politically motivated I
pulled out. I got a lot of backlash at the time but stood my ground.
“For the record, I have never and will never affiliate with
any political party that I don’t feel has the genuine interest of the people of
Nigeria at heart.
“Even when the VP approached me to join APC, I blatantly
refused as I also refused to join PDP or any other political party,” Femi Kuti
said.
It should be recalled that Femi Kuti’s father, the late
Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was sentenced to five years in prison by
the military regime led by Buhari in 1984.
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