Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is not the major problem facing Nigeria.
He argued that the main problem with Nigeria was institutional corruption, stressing that if Nigeria had a good judicial system, Tinubu wouldn’t have been able to contest for the presidency in the first place, due to the multiple allegations against him.
Speaking in a recent episode of the Good News Naija podcast, Kuti said corruption in Nigeria was deeply rooted, emphasising that all the people entrusted with leadership across every sector belonged to the same class of corrupt elite.
“Do you think Tinubu is the problem? The judiciary that didn’t stop him from getting there in the first place is a problem. If all the allegations against him are true, how did he contest?
“If we had men and women of calibre and integrity, he wouldn’t have been able to contest in the first place,” he said.
Kuti added that the systemic corruption in Nigeria was enough to dash the hopes of young Nigerians in the country.
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In July 2025, Seun Kuti said the late former President Muhammadu Buhari dealt with his father and uncles severely.
Seun, a son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, claimed that the late leader caused more damage in his family than any other family in Nigeria during his tenure as head of state.
He, however, stated that Buhari’s death isn’t justice for the crimes he allegedly committed against his family.
He regretted that his father and uncles, whom he claimed were unjustly persecuted by Buhari, died long before the former president.
Kuti said his only consolation is that the trio would gang up against Buhari in a fight in the afterlife if there’s such a thing.
Speaking in a video broadcast via his Instagram page, the singer said,
“There’s nobody Buhari has offended and damaged like my family. Buhari dealt with my family, but his death is not any type of justice or victory for my family.
“My only regret is that my dad Fela, and my uncles Koye and Beko died before him; all better men than him. The only solace I can take from his death is that the three of them will gang up against him in the afterlife if there’s such a thing.”
