Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti has denied report that he attacked the supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
Femi Kuti Denies Attacking Peter Obi Supporters
While performing at the new Afrika Shrine on Thursday, the 60-year-old musician was accused of using the term ‘zombie’ to describe Obi’s supporters known as ‘Obidients’.
“You know what obedience means? Stand up, sit down, sit there — zombie. How can you be Obidient in this chaos? I am not Obidient,” Kuti allegedly said.
“Tell me, at 60, why am I Obidient? You said I should be Obidient, sit down, be peaceful. Are you all okay in this country?”
Reacting to the outrage trailing his comment via his Twitter page, Kuti clarified his statement saying his words were taken out of context.
The singer said he only expressed his reservation with the term “Obidient”, adding that he is not against Obi’s presidential ambition.
“You are such liars. Of what benefit is it to the people when you take my words out of context like this? I said I’m too angry at my age to be obedient.
“Expressing I do not like the ‘term’ But if Peter Obi wins and actually changes the country better for all of us,” he wrote.
You are such liars.
Of what benefit is it to the people when you take my words out of context like this?
I said I’m too angry at my age to be obedient. Expressing I do not like the ‘term’
But if Peter Obi wins and actually changes the country better for all of us. https://t.co/4FXqB89mx5
— Femi Anikulapo-Kuti (@Femiakuti) August 11, 2022
Meanwhile, Ghana president, Nana Akufo-Addo has disowned a report circulating on social media that he advised Bola Tinubu to step down and give Peter Obi a chance.
