Fela’s song: Family distances self from APC

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During one of its rallies, the ruling party APC used one of the songs of Afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. However, this did not go down well with the late star’s family, as they did not approve of the use of Fela’s song for political advertising nor endorse APC or any presidential contender in the 2023 elections.

It happened a few days ago that the All Progressives Congress (APC) used “Eko Ile,” a popular Fela’s song, at one of the party’s campaign activities for the 2023 presidential election.

Following the incident, rumours started making the rounds online that the Kuti family was backing the APC in the 2023 general elections, which sparked reactions from Nigerians. However, reacted to the rumour in a statement on his Instagram page on Monday.

He said the Kuti family did not approve of the APC’s action, adding that they had always been apolitical. His post reads: “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 Progressives 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,” he added.

Source: vanguardngr.com

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