Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu rips singer, Seun Kuti apart over a comment he directed at her.
Previously, Seun Kuti had asked Aisha Yesufu to get rid of her hijab first before thinking of fighting for women’s liberation.
In a heavy counterblast, Aisha Yesufu blasted the living daylights out of Seun Kuti.
On Thursday, Seun had recounted a disagreement with Yesufu during a TV show, where he criticised her stance on women’s freedom.
He condemned Yesufu for promoting the liberation of Nigerian women while wearing a hijab, and suggested that she first “liberate herself” from it
In his video, Seun Kuti kicked against external influences in Africa as he spoke on the need for Africans to dump European and Arabic cultures.
Hitting at Aisha Yesufu, he avowed that she is fighting for women’s liberation whereas in core Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, women can’t even drive a car not to talk of contesting a position in politics.
He noted that African society in the early days had great respect and tolerance for women compared to Europeans and Arabs.
“It is the Africanness in us that is helping your European behaviour. Na wetin make me and Aisha Yesufu get an argument for TV, she wan dey talk anyhow, I told her father off,” he said.
“Once you are a Christian and a Muslim, you have abandoned Africanness. That one tied hijab say e wan liberate Nigerian women. M**herf**ker liberate yourself from your Hijab first.”
Yesufu fired back via X on Friday,accusing Seun of trying to boost his relevance by targeting her.
In response to Seun Kuti’s video, Aisha Yesufu took to her X handle where she horrifically slammed the singer.
She stated that if Seun’s father, Fela Kuti had discipline over his loin, the world wouldn’t have been dealing with a figure like Seun.
Aisha Yesufu also ridiculed Seun Kuti’s music career.
She wrote:
“Seun Kuti @RealSeunKuti wants to trend with my name as his karaoke business no make am blow alongside those wey dey do music.
Imagine being angry that I am holding government accountable and not private sector! I don’t blame him sha! If only his father had discipline over his loin we would not be dealing with the consequence of that lack of discipline!
Person wey people dey book im show because dem wan see a caricature of his father even if they can’t have the real thing.”
Peoplesmind
