Ever wondered about the views of outspoken Afrobeat maverick, Fela Kuti, on the failed secession bid of Biafra and the civil war of 1967 to 1970?

A first-person biography of Fela, written by Carlos Moore, contains an account of his standpoint on the issue.

‘Fela: This B**ch of a Life’, originally published in 1982, is based on hours of conversation the author had with Fela.

An excerpt from chapter nine of the book sees Fela talk about the Biafran war and what secession would have meant for Nigeria, had it been successful.

What Fela said
“The Biafran war had started in ’66 and was now fully underway. I was in Lagos, playing music. I didn’t like the Biafran war though. I thought the Nigerian government was wrong. I thought the Biafrans were right. The Yoruba are not Ibo. I thought the Ibos were right.

“I said to myself, “This whole thing is a cheap, big hustle to put the Ibos in a bad light in the world.” And, in fact, what was happening was the beginning of corruption in Nigeria. That’s evident now.

“The Biafrans were f***ing right to secede, man. If it was secession, it was good secession. Because secession is what could have brought Africa together at that time. From secession, we could come together again. But by not seceding, we’re put together by force. Uhuhhhhhh! That’s what’s happening in Nigeria today. The Ibos don’t understand why they’re in Nigeria.

“The Yorubas don’t know what’s happening. And the Hausas, they want to dominate everybody. The whole thing is f***ing confusion. I don’t even know myself why we’re in Nigeria; how we all got to be together in this country, in the first place. No politician has ever gone into that. If Ojukwu had seceded, we would have started our own history. We would have known why we seceded and what happened.

“How did we get together in the first place? Uh? That’s the real question. Why don’t any of the politicians ever ask that question? Eh? Anyway, at that time, when the war was going on, I wasn’t politically minded at all.

“I made my comments as a citizen. I was just another musician, playing with Koola Lobitos and singing love songs, songs about rain, about people… What did I know? That’s when I split to America.”

Source: https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/fela-kuti-biafra-war-secession/

Cc lalasticlacla

Fela was that rare Yoruba man who knew that Nigeria was all about Northern domination which was why it was necessary for Igbos to attempt to get out of Nigeria. He knew Igbos were right to go


Its just too bad that there are not many like Fela still left.................

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Ever wondered about the views of outspoken Afrobeat maverick, Fela Kuti, on the failed secession bid of Biafra and the civil war of 1967 to 1970?

A first-person biography of Fela, written by Carlos Moore, contains an account of his standpoint on the issue.

‘Fela: This B**ch of a Life’, originally published in 1982, is based on hours of conversation the author had with Fela.

An excerpt from chapter nine of the book sees Fela talk about the Biafran war and what secession would have meant for Nigeria, had it been successful.

What Fela said
“The Biafran war had started in ’66 and was now fully underway. I was in Lagos, playing music. I didn’t like the Biafran war though. I thought the Nigerian government was wrong. I thought the Biafrans were right. The Yoruba are not Ibo. I thought the Ibos were right.

“I said to myself, “This whole thing is a cheap, big hustle to put the Ibos in a bad light in the world.” And, in fact, what was happening was the beginning of corruption in Nigeria. That’s evident now.

“The Biafrans were f***ing right to secede, man. If it was secession, it was good secession. Because secession is what could have brought Africa together at that time. From secession, we could come together again. But by not seceding, we’re put together by force. Uhuhhhhhh! That’s what’s happening in Nigeria today. The Ibos don’t understand why they’re in Nigeria.

“The Yorubas don’t know what’s happening. And the Hausas, they want to dominate everybody. The whole thing is f***ing confusion. I don’t even know myself why we’re in Nigeria; how we all got to be together in this country, in the first place. No politician has ever gone into that. If Ojukwu had seceded, we would have started our own history. We would have known why we seceded and what happened.

“How did we get together in the first place? Uh? That’s the real question. Why don’t any of the politicians ever ask that question? Eh? Anyway, at that time, when the war was going on, I wasn’t politically minded at all.

“I made my comments as a citizen. I was just another musician, playing with Koola Lobitos and singing love songs, songs about rain, about people… What did I know? That’s when I split to America.”

Source: https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/fela-kuti-biafra-war-secession/

Cc lalasticlacla

Everything FELA said is true and happening today.

fela is a rare gem
you can't help but love this man

This is Fela speaking the raw truth

The ibos don't understand why they are in Nigeria

Man that saw tomorow

I just love this Fela of a man.... I felt freedom when i visited African Shrine

IF FELA TRULY MADE DOSE STATEMENTS, DESPITE ALL WEEDS HE WAS SMOKING, HE HAS EARNED MY RESPECT.

Sarrki will not like this.

Continue to rest in peace, original Yoruba man!

U see why they dislike fela upon all the numerous awards won outside the country, still the northern nigerian government refuses to honour him or immortalized him, just because he said the truth about biafra even when the military government try to silent him, he continued hitting them hard" president of france is coming to pay his respect to fela in the african shrine: I fear for ffk because they are planing their next move towards him

May the soul of fela continue to enjoy eternal and peaceful rest....
Amen.

He said the yorubas don't even know what is happening and I can tell u even now they still don't know...

If only the yorubas are homogeneously Christians like the Igbos, at least the whole South would have been united to face these barbarian hordes from the desert fringes. Can't the yorubas smell the coffee and unite with the Igbos and Niger Delta to confront these jihadists?? My happiness is that Igbos and Niger Delta are already united in these and we have what it takes to confront these terrorists when they eventually attack us. The East will certainly be their Waterloo, and we will combine the physical fight with a global campaign for the breakup of the unfortunate country. Cursed is Nigeria and cursed it will ever be!!!!