Why I refused to join APC - Femi Kuti

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Mr Kuti said he declined an invitation by Vice President ,Yemi Osinbajo, to join the APC.

When a follower asked why he refused Mr Osinbajo’s invitation to join APC, he said, “First, my main reason was President Buhari jailing my father in the 80s.

While explaining his role in the Occupy Nigeria protest January 2012 fuel price hike protest which was held in Ojota, Lagos, he said he pulled out immediately when he realised it was politically motivated. The singer who protested the fuel hike then has been called out for not protesting publicly against the recent increase in fuel price by the incumbent Buhari administration.Osinbajo inaugurates wagon assembly plant in Ogun

‘‘I got a lot of backlash at the time but stood my ground. For the record, I have never and will never affiliate with any political party that I don’t feel has the genuine interest of the people of Nigeria at heart.”

 

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