Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has declined the peace walk invite of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor.
TheNewsGuru recalls that on Tuesday, the Lagos governor had invited popular entertainers, and human rights activists who were the forerunners of last year’s #EndSARS protests to join him as he leads a “walk for peace” in December.
Among those invited were Seun Kut, Mr Macaroni, Falz, Dele Farotimi, Temitope Majekodunmi, Segun Awosanya (Segalinks), and Adetoun (Just Detoun).
Falz and Macaroni immediately declined the invite, asking Sawno-Olu to first implement the panel’s recommendation.
In an interview with Channels TV, Kuti also rejected the invite, saying justice for police brutality victims needs to be served.
“I don’t need to walk next to the governor before there is peace in Lagos; there has been peace in Lagos before many years and nobody has to walk anywhere for it,” he said.
“If there is justice, then we can discuss peace. In fact, there will be no need to walk for peace because justice itself is the walk of peace. The governor should walk the walk he is talking about by giving us justice.”