“Members of the political class will never fight for us” – Seun kuti

Seun Kuti, in an interview with Punch newspaper said the government needs to remove certain incentives enjoyed by those in positions of authority as the first step towards fighting corruption effectively.

The Afro-beat singer Seun Anikulapo-Kuti has thrown his weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war.

“The fight against corruption ought to be easy in Nigeria because there is corruption everywhere you go in the country. But Nigerians have to realise that members of the political class will never fight for us. Buhari will only fight those that he can fight. That will be all,” he said.

“The incentives are too much. For instance, a local government chairman in Nigeria makes in a month more money than what Obama makes in a year. Such an incentive has to be be stopped,” he said.

He also said his comment about Flavour winning the 2014 MTV Music Awards for Best Live Act category was misinterpreted.

“My comment on Twitter had nothing to do with Flavour. At my age, I am above such pettiness. I made that comment because I felt that Afro-beat music was not getting the recognition it deserves in Africa. Foreign music companies like MTV are making it seem as if people don’t like Afro-beat. They don’t broadcast our songs or videos. These organisations have come to hijack our music in Africa and they are not encouraging music artistes in the continent to mix.

“I have no beef with Flavour. In fact, we met some time ago in Paris. We were staying in the same hotel and I saw him in an elevator. Afterwards we hung out together. So I have no problem with him,” Seun maintained.

Meanwhile, sources have revealed the reasons why President Buhari is uncomfortable with the embattled chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Lamorde.

Punch