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Did You Know…? Fela Kuti Once Tried to Run For President

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I bet you didn’t know that legendary Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, once declared his intention to run for the office of president of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Movement of the People Party

After returning from the 1978 Berlin Jazz festival, Fela was deserted by his band who had heard rumours that he wanted to fund his presidential ambition from the proceeds of their just-concluded tour. Amidst the rumours, Fela proceeded to register his own political party,  Movement of the People Party (MPP) and officially declared his intention to run for president in 1979. However, his candidature was refused by authorities.

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