Seun Kuti, the Afrobeat singer, says he was a “f0ol” when he
campaigned for Bola Tinubu, the former Lagos governor, in 1999.
Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) ahead of this month’s election.
In a recent video, the controversial singer said he was
“young and naïve” when he campaigned for the then-Lagos governor.
The musician, who is the son of Fela Kuti, the late Afrobeat
icon, said he worked for Tinubu because of his father’s relationship with the
politician.
Seun said despite his own relationship with Tinubu in 1999,
he never used it as an opportunity to “behave recklessly”.
“Na me campaign for Tinubu in 1999. Why? Because I knew him
with my father. I followed him. I did Yoruba politics. Yoruba would be free
from this Nigeria because I was a fo_l. I was a f_ol in those days. I was
young. I was naive. I believed in what I could see. But the more I understood,
the more I learn,” he said in a mixture of Pidgin and English.
“I didn’t just stay in that position of privilege thinking
that yes, I don arrive. I know Tinubu. I can do anything wey I like. While I
was there, I continued to study, lead and develop my political consciousness.
“If what we are
saying is true. If we are looking for the best way to be, then we must all
continue in a certain way to work and be better. To be better knowledgeable.
So, the more I continued to study, the more the evidence in front of me proved
to me that these people are not what say they are.
“And I can guarantee you that Tinubu cannot say he has seen
me in almost 10 years. More than 10 years if care is not taken. He cannot tell
anybody that I saw Seun here or Seun called me there. And in more than 15 years
he would tell you that Seun o ti se political anything pelu wa.
“As soon as I saw that what was happening there was false
and selfish, I stepped away. It no longer matches my political consciousness.
So, that’s growth and I accept that for everybody.”
I was a f00l when I campaigned for Tinubu in 1999 — Seun Kuti
— Letstalk9jablog (@Letstalk9jablog) February 8, 2023
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Seun recently attracted the ire of some social media users when he described Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, as “an opportunist”.
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You are so confused that your brain is not functioning well. Why not stop taking igbo. You condemn virtually everybody but you see your stupid self as the righteous one, God will punish that journalist that interviewed you. For you to call peter obi an opportunist, it shall never be better for you
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