{"id":126258,"date":"2020-09-04T18:24:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T17:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=126258"},"modified":"2020-09-04T18:24:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T17:24:30","slug":"osinbajo-invited-me-to-join-apc-says-femi-kuti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/osinbajo-invited-me-to-join-apc-says-femi-kuti\/","title":{"rendered":"Osinbajo invited me to join APC, says Femi Kuti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has said that he declined an invitation by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to join the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>His statement comes amid calls for protests over the recent increase in fuel price from N148 to N151 by the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to state for clarity and posterity my role in the Ojota protest. I was invited for what I and many believed was a genuine cause regarding the cost of fuel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the record, I have never and will never affiliate with any political party that I don\u2019t feel has the genuine interest of the people of Nigeria at heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when the VP approached me to join APC, I blatantly refused as I also refused to join PDP or any other political party,\u201d Femi Kuti said.<\/p>\n<p>It should be recalled that Femi Kuti\u2019s father, the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was sentenced to five years in prison by the military regime led by Buhari in 1984.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has said that he declined an invitation by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. 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