Sowore, Burna Boy exchange words over Independence Day Protest

Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, and Nigerian music star, Burna Boy, exchange words on Twitter over the latter’s refusal to join in the planned October 1 protest.

On Monday, Sowore requested that  Burna Boy partake in the mass action slated for Thursday via a tweet.

Sowore tweeted “Hello @burnaboy, everywhere I turn people describe you as a revolutionary musician, the foreign media even celebrate you compare you to Fela Kuti, but I am yet to see you lead anyone to a police station carrying a coffin for head of state! Join #Oct1stProtest #RevolutionNow

The Sowore-led Coalition for Revolution (CORE), the organisers of the #RevolutionNow protest, last week announced plans to hold a nationwide protest against poor governance in Nigeria on October 1.

The protest will also take place in London, Sweden, Netherlands, San Francisco, New York, Washington DC, Germany and Canada.

Read also: Burna Boy garners 14m listeners on Spotify, sets new monthly record

However, in his reaction, the self-acclaimed African Giant said he has no trust for Nigerian politicians.

“Everybody is a Fela fan and supporter now that he is dead. Humans are so funny, you politicians are all the same (especially in Nigeria) and frankly, I don’t trust none of you.@YeleSowore.

“Well. I am NOT FELA. I Have said that countless times. But you sir Are a politician. Leave me out of your schemes. Thanks, ” he tweeted.

The former presidential candidate replied saying: “I am not just one of the persons who you could describe as “Fela’s fan after he died,” I am a member of Fela’s household, ask @RealSeunKuti, as a students’ leader in the 90s I met and hung out with Abami Eda at home and the African shrine! If you want to be Fela be Fela.”

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now