I Will Only Forgive Buhari on One Condition – Seun Kuti Speaks
Popular Afrobeat star and Late Fela’s son, Seun Kutitold The Nation the reason why he will forgive Buharieven though the Rtd General is in the black book of Fela’s family.
Read below what Seun Kuti told The Nation when asked about his PVC and if he will vote:
“No,
I don’t have my PVC because I decided already long time ago, even
before the candidates were chosen, that the election is the politician’s
elections still. I’m not going to vote. And I’ve been proven correct.
I’m happy that so many people in Nigeria today want to be involved in
the democratic process of this country. It is a big development in our
democratic development.
And
so many people want to also cast protest votes this year protest
against how the country has been run by the present administration and I
understand. And I support it as well. But the truth about it is that I
believe that I am very politically mature. And for me to cast my vote,
whoever I vote for has to represent my aspirations. I won’t just cast a
protest vote in as much as a protest vote is needed in this forthcoming
election.
The
candidate that is brought forward as well is someone that I believe is
not in the good books of the Kuti family. And my family, we’re very
united in our views about civic responsibility and human rights. And
retired General Buhari has trampled on the rights of my family when he
jailed my father, illegally for that matter. And Fela was innocent. This
is why it would be difficult for me to say I want to vote for Buhari.
Maybe
if Buhari wins and becomes president, then I can forgive him if he
begins to do to Nigerians what Fela would have liked for Nigerians
because maybe if Buhari becomes president and he suddenly becomes
pro-people, developing Nigeria from the ground-up, things that I know
would have made my father happy, and he is bring Nigeria up yeah.
Definitely, I would understand that even if Fela were alive and Fela
sees Nigeria going forward like this, he would speak in favour of the
man. But so far, I can’t betray my father based on some promises and
some words. So, that is why I’m not voting for him. “
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