Eboselume Olutola
The Movement Of the People, a political party headed by the embattled Afrobeat singer and self acclaimed revolutionary, Seun Kuti, has declared a day for a public address and solidarity rally in support of its proterm chairman.
This information was made known via the party’s official social media account on Instagram; @mopcenter.
It read: ” THE #FREESEUNKUTI CAMPAIGN
PUBLIC ADDRESS/SOLIDARITY RALLY
Date: Tuesday 23rd May, 2023
Time: 7:30am (Court opens 9:00am)
Route: From Yaba Bus Stop to the Yaba Magistrate Court
(All well meaning Nigerians are encouraged to join us).”
Recall that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, ordered the singer’s arrest after a video of an altercation between Mr. Seun and an officer of the Nigerian Police force surfaced online.
Mr. Seun Kuti has since been with the authorities, held up, after turning himself in on the 15th of May, 2023.