By
Fawaz Adebisi
The family of the late popular Nigerian singer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has issued a disclaimer that warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, and all other political parties over the use of the Afrobeats crooner’s song for a political campaign.
In a statement, the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s family explicitly refutes any endorsement for the political campaign’s use of the Afrobeats crooner’s song.
This was after the APC utilized “Eko Ile,” a well-known song by Fela, as part of its 2023 presidential campaign.
This has, therefore, made Internet users, according to the family, believe the Kuti family was promoting the APC party, as they were quite upset by this conduct.
Femi Kuti stated in a disclaimer post on his verified social media accounts that the APC’s action was taken without the families’ consent and that the Kuti family has always been politically apolitical.
The post read; “Disclaimer and notice of use without consent. We the administrators of the estate of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti issue this disclaimer. We wish to state here for clarity, that the permission of the estate was not sought for the use of Fela’s music, Eko Ile, in the All Progressive Congress social media campaign currently making the rounds.
“We do not involve Fela’s music in any political campaign at home or abroad and choose to remain neutral. While we wish all candidates the best we demand that the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are abided by and intellectual property rights are duly respected. Signed the estate of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.”
