Yeni referred to that her father’s popularity grew after his loss of life despite how badly the Nigerian government and its residents dealt with him whilst he used to be alive.
Yeni Kuti, the famous Nigerian singer and dancer, has talked about her father.
She claimed Nigerians did now not understand the importance of her father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, till his death.
Speaking on the circumstances surrounding her father’s death throughout a heart-to-heart interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Yeni noted that her father’s popularity grew after his death notwithstanding how badly the Nigerian government and its residents dealt with him while he used to be alive.
Speaking of why she thinks the trade happened, she said, “I suppose ‘their eyes are now clear, go through don hook us for Nigeria. We have considered that there used to be at least one character who was once singing about the abuse and conflict it.
“Fela used to take out an advert on Daily Times that later became Punch, each and every Saturday. He would tag it ‘Chief Priest says’, and he will write some thing about Nigeria. He had a printing press, where he would print and yab all of them. Of course, it took demise for them to comprehend they had lost some thing important.”
When requested if her father died happily, Yeni said, “That’s a very tough question. I assume it’s a tough query because he was once pretty unwell before he died. So, I don’t assume anybody that was once so sick ought to be happy.
“You know, many things he truely stands against started out happening. Sometimes I think it’s even higher that he died then because if he didn’t die, he would have died now with the way Nigeria is now.”