‘VeryDarkMan a necessity’ – Seun Kuti

Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, who was nominated for a Grammy, called controversial self-styled social media activist VeryDarkMan "a necessity."

Elijah

Jun 30, 2024 - 21:28

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He said this in response to music executive Paul Okoye, sometimes known as Paulo, ordering him and others to distance themselves from VDM.

It was revealed that Paulo pushed his friends—including Seun Kuti, a VDM associate—to keep their distance from the divisive activist after he accused his partner, actress Iyabo Ojo, of only inviting her to the after-party rather than Davido and Chioma's wedding.

In response, Kuti claimed in a video message posted on Instagram that Paulo could not give him orders in public.

“I have a good relationship with Paulo but that doesn’t give him the right to order me publicly. Even if Paulo has helped me, he can’t order me publicly. If he had called me on the phone, I would probably have cut ties with VDM by now. Because I don’t know how much the beef is worth to him,” he said.

“So that’s what I see in the relationship that we all have with ourselves in Nigeria. VDM for me is a necessity. VeryDarkMan is a necessity. Because he can do the personal. But I don’t know how to. VeryDarkMan can bring the people against the agents of corrupt politicians. Those people with the spirits of the politicians. Those politicians enablers who use their fame to bully the powerless.”

He added that “elders must earn respect.”