I did not insult 2Face – Femi Kuti

Afrobeat musician, Femi kuti has said he is not against the protest organised by 2Face. 

The musician who is also the helms man at the Afrika Shrine, Agidingbi Ikeja also denied insulting 2Face, the main organiser of the protest.

Son of the late Afrobeat king said all the thing he said about the protest was twisted. He noted that the management of the shrine was not notified that the converging point for the rally was the shrine. He also added that he and the management of the shrine are being extra careful to avoid giving anyone the excuse to close down the place.

He made the clarification on his Instagram page on Saturday night.

See his post below.

People have misinterpreted and even gone as far as editing a video fabricating what I said. I tried to clear this on twitter. Some have even insulted me calling me names etc. I am NOT upset or angry but feel the need to clear things here. I am NOT against the protest . I am against hearing on social media there was going to be a protest and the Shrine was going to be the meeting point. ( this was announced before venue and date was changed ). Pls do u all think it’s right that a protest of that magnitude and importance should be announced using the Shrine ( at first before venue and date was changed ) without informing us there. I was shocked . Now after taking part in occupy Nigeria out off a clean heart ( I was contacted by campaign for democracy ) and to hear it was politically motivated I was upset. As I took part because I felt increasing the petrol will make life more difficult for the people. Now I am extra careful with what I take part in. I want to know totally who’s involved etc. Pls MY OBJECTION is simple My elder Sister or myself should have been contacted before announcing the Shrine as a venue. 2face is like family I NEVER Insulted him. If I have a problem with him I will tell him to his face. I DO NOT BELIEVE he personally made the first announcement of using the Shrine He would NEVER do that I believe. But whoever did HAD NO RIGHT TOO. The Shrine has been labeled with different bad names like criminals , armed robbers , drug addicts , traffic pollution and the government in the passed has tried to find any reason and every reason to close the place. Is why we are extra careful. Next we will hear if we don’t take action is the Shrine has been closed for disturbance and riots we knew nothing of. So it seemed like a setup to me. Lastly if we were contacted and we agreed to be involved and the Shrine is closed , we would have NO problem ( we would be involved as we were contacted ) and we would fight as we have been all our lives there. For those of u who do not know All my songs and what I say at the Shrine is about fighting against corruption and injustice. I have done this all my life. Let me stop here, Thank u for taking the time to read

A photo posted by Femi Kuti (@femiakuti) on Feb 4, 2017 at 12:13pm PST