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Femi Kuti hinted at his conversation with Peter Obi on fixing Nigeria.
Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Femi Kuti, has hinted at the discussion he had with Nigerian Presidential aspirant, Peter Obi about fixing Nigeria.
Femi Kuti became the focus of Internet trolls after claiming that being obedient in Nigeria was tantamount to being a zombie. Many supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, dubbed “Obidients,” interpreted his statement as an attack on them.
However, Obi later cautioned his followers and supporters to stop heckling and harassing Kuti. He later visited Kuti during the week.
In an interview with Saturday Beats, Kuti stated that though he would not like to discuss the details of his meeting with Obi because it was a private one, he admitted that they discussed politics and the state of the nation.
He said:
“I really don’t want to talk about what I discussed with Peter Obi. The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, also visited me and I did not reveal what we discussed. Some people even said Osinbajo gave me money. And, I told him to tell the world if he indeed he gave me money, and he said he did not. Even at that, some people chose not to believe us. That shows that some people already have their minds made up regardless of the facts on the ground.”
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“If I tell you about my discussion with Obi, I feel that will not be right. But, if he comes out to say something different from what actually transpired, I would then have to talk, at least to set the records straight. However, I can give you the periphery of our discussion. We talked about how bad Nigeria is, and I gave him some ideas on what I felt needed to be done to put the country on the right path of development.
“He also mentioned that campaigns should not involve threats, and he said that was why he came to apologise to me for the actions of some of his followers who threatened and abused me on social media.”
However, Kuti insisted that the criticism he received for his statement did not affect him. He said:
“I cannot be forced to support anyone. A candidate can even caution their fans against doing certain things, but not all of them will listen. If I want to campaign for a certain person, I will give my reasons for doing that.
“I have spoken against many politicians in the past, including Bola Tinubu (presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress) and Atiku Abubakar (the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party).”
The Grammy Awards nominee also maintained that he did not call Obi’s supporters zombies. He said: