Some supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi have threatened to burn down Femi Kuti’s New Africa Shrine because he described them as zombies.
The New Afrika Shrine is an open-air entertainment center in Lagos’s Ikeja neighborhood.
It holds Felabration, an annual music festival honoring the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
Peter Obi is running for president in 2023 on the platform of the Labour Party (LP).
According to artist Femi Kuti, some Peter Obi devotees have vowed to burn down New Afrika Shrine.
Many have criticized some of his fans’ social media behavior, which opponents have branded as “toxic.”
Obi has had to apologize on several instances and distance his campaign from certain narratives.
In one of these disputes, Femi Kuti reacted after being cited as calling Obi supporters “zombies.”
Through a video he put out on Twitter, the singer revealed that his family and their affair were being threatened.
He said some Obi fans had vowed they would burn the Afrika Shrine over political commentary attributed to him.
The musician said that his family and their affair were under threat in a video he posted on Twitter.
He said that some Obi supporters had threatened to burn down the Afrika Shrine because of political remarks ascribed to him.
“I woke up today to insults, abusing me, my family, and my children. They threatened me saying they would burn the shrine because they said I said Peter Obi supporters are Zombies,” Femi said.
“First, what I said was that I was too angry, sad, and depressed to be obedient. How can anybody come up with such a term? I can’t be obedient. Enders, killings. My grandmother was killed and my father’s house burned.
“The oppression of my family. Obedient is sitting when you’re told to sit. I said Obi was friends with Atiku, becoming his vice president. If they had won, they’d be pals by now. I didn’t call Peter Obi supporters Zombies.”
Femi distanced himself from the political campaign slogan “Obedient,” stressing that he remains nonpartisan.
“I don’t like the [campaign coinage] Obi-dient. I don’t support Obi, Atiku Abibakar, and Bola Tinubu. I’ve never supported any political party,” he added.
“My family is already heartbroken. If Obi wins and things change, we will all jubilate. But who are you to tell me not to have my doubts? Don’t come threatening me saying you’d burn the shrine. Stop that rubbish.
“Stop insulting my family. They said Portable is better than me. I should be happy that the young are more popular. That’s how it should be. Fela was against [MKO] Abiola and [Olusegun] Obasanjo, yet Nigerians voted for them.
“Then you come back to ask me. I made a song and said these political elites are a part of the problem. They’re going to do the same as the soldiers [of the military era]. They’ve had 22 years and are still not doing [well].”
This is everything about what I said and exactly what I think. Watch through the videos if you have the time. ✊?? pic.twitter.com/QNO49XfCYG
— Femi Anikulapo-Kuti (@Femiakuti) August 12, 2022
— Femi Anikulapo-Kuti (@Femiakuti) August 12, 2022
