Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti said there is no place for tribalism in his extended family and that the Yorubas are the greatest enemies of the Fela Anikulapo-Kuti family.
Kuti who was speaking at the 2024 Felaberation Festival in Lagos, said opposition to his father Fela Anikulapo Kuti came from the likes of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the late business mogul, MKO Abiola.
“Brothers and sisters, something very important is going on in our lives, ethnic problems. You call it tribalism. Please, do not bring the Anikulapos in your stupidity,” he said.
“We grew up with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Marcus Garvey, Patrice Lumumba, Mrs Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
“Pan-Africanism was the order of the day. So, I didn’t grow up being sentimental. I saw good people, bad people. I’ve got great European friends; I’ve got terrible European friends. I’ve got great African friends; I’ve got terrible African friends.
“One of our [the Kuti family’s] greatest enemies as you know are Yoruba people; Obasanjo or Abiola. We are not tribalistic in our family.
