[Seun Kuti\ Fela Kuti]
BBC: “The Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has announced the revival of his father’s political party, the Movement of the People.”
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The Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has announced the revival of his father’s political party, the Movement of the People.
The youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti said the party was established in opposition to the country’s elites.
Mr Kuti has claimed the police threatened to close his family’s nightclub, The New Afrika Shrine in Lagos, if he held a meeting of his movement there.
There were local media reports of a heavy police presence around the venue on Tuesday morning.
In a small conference broadcast live on social media, Mr Kuti explained that the Movement of the People (MOP) was a coalition of socialist, progressive organisations. Representatives of the factions also spoke at the meeting.
The original Movement of the People was set up by Fela in 1979.
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