Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, has revealed why being the son of the late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela-Anikulapo Kuti affected his life negatively.
Seun made this known in a recent interview with Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo.
The singer said he was stigmatised, and it affected his relationship, stressing the situation was appalling because he could not go to his girlfriend’s father’s house.
According to him, people always pointed at him on the streets, and it was disheartening knowing that his late father hadn’t done anything to warrant it.
“Growing up, I was stigmatised for being Fela’s son. I couldn’t even enter my girlfriend’s father’s house. Even the street, people would always point at me and say, ‘See Fela pikin.’ It was annoying because my father didn’t do anything.
“Now, these killers, murderers, corrupt thieves that their actions are killing millions of Nigerians everyday, you are willing to be in party with them and hailing them. We need to check ourselves.”