Afro musician Femi Kuti says he’s a smart and independent minded person who can’t be ordered around like a zombie.
This is as he expressed his disdain for supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate for 2023, Peter Obi, insinuating that they are a group of slavish characters who, like zombies, are incapable thinking for themselves and making their own decision.
Peter Obi supporters are known as “Obidients,”.
Zombie was the title of a studio album released in 1976 by his late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, when he excoriated the Nigerian soldiers as a bunch of robotic and senseless individuals. The song, which went on to be one of Fela’s greatest hits, followed a raid on his residence in Lagos at the time.
“You know what obedience means? Stand up, sit down, sit there — zombie,” Kuti opined during a performance at the Shrine Thursday night in Lagos, wondering why Obi’s popularity has surged exponentially in recent months.
“How can you be Obidient in this chaos? I am not Obidient. Tell me, at 60, why am I Obidient? You said I should be Obidient, sit down, be peaceful,” he said. “Are you all okay in this country?”
Obi’s candidature has garnered grassroots support from young Nigerians who see him as a better alternative to other candidates in the 2023 contest.
His campaign is propelled by horde of young Nigerians who describe themselves as “Obidient” followers on social media
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