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Minister Of Information, Lai Mohammed Reveals Fg’s Plan To Immortalize Fela by exclusivepp(m): 9:26am On Oct 26, 2017
Immortalize Fela

The Federal Government of Nigeria has made public its plan to make a museum out of the ancestral home of afrobeat legend, Fela.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, revealed this information to the public during his visit to the musician’s ancestral home in Ogun State, along with Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Punch reports.

Lai Mohammed said Fela will be immortalised by turning the house located on NEPA Road, Isabo, Abeokuta, into a museum.

According to him, the museum will be inaugurated “very soon, probably next year.” He further described the plan as laudable and admirable. In his words:

“It is laudable in the sense that this is one of the most positive steps to actually put our rhetorics into action.

We have always said that one of the important assets we have is our cultural heritage, our history and this project, which is going to immortalise the Ransome-Kuti family, is laudable and admirable.

The family, as you know, represent different things to different people, whether you talk about education, emancipation, music or entertainment.

Therefore, this attempt by the government at immortalising the family by preserving and restoring the ancestral home is very commendable.

This is the period we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the death of the maestro himself and I am sure this is within time, as the museum will be inaugurated very soon, probably next year.

The emphasis of this government, whether state or federal, is that the creative industry must be turned into creative economy and this centre is going to be a good model to encourage and inspire the youth.”

Speaking on the development, the governor of Ogun state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun described Fela as someone who was ahead of his time. He said:

“All our icons have a special place in our administration. These are the people who define us, when we go out there and say we are from Ogun State. We can’t call ourselves who we say we are without those giants who lived before us. They laid the foundation that we are all building upon.

And, clearly, the Kuti family is one of those illustrious families that conquered the world, not only Ogun Sate or Abeokuta or Nigeria . Indeed, at times when I am away in the US and I take a cab, the music I hear is that of great Fela himself.

Fela was far ahead of his time. For us, it will be in our interest to let people know his origin, his root.”

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Re: Minister Of Information, Lai Mohammed Reveals Fg’s Plan To Immortalize Fela by Douglaufuoma(m): 9:32am On Oct 26, 2017
According to him, the museum will be inaugurated “very soon, probably next year.” He further described the plan as laudable and admirable. In his words: government of we shall, we will, we are going to. as far as it is liar Mohammed it is not true because he will deny it.
Re: Minister Of Information, Lai Mohammed Reveals Fg’s Plan To Immortalize Fela by Nobody: 9:43am On Oct 26, 2017
Absolute Nonsense and high class misplaced priority... Fela is not and never is a legend... Is it by smoking weed, dancing naked or marrying plenty wives that made him a legend? He sang songs to critisize the government but how much did he contribute to charity before he died? was he ever involved in charity donations? what did he do to help the youth during his time? When legends like MICHEAL JACKSON was traveling around the world, changing lives, making donations and having dinners with presidents, kings and queens... fela was smoking weed, sleeping with women and fighting the government... How many heads of state invited fela? Did mandela invited him? The truth of the matter is that fela, just like 2pac, are not legends....
Re: Minister Of Information, Lai Mohammed Reveals Fg’s Plan To Immortalize Fela by Nobody: 9:48am On Oct 26, 2017
Douglaufuoma:
According to him, the museum will be inaugurated “very soon, probably next year.” He further described the plan as laudable and admirable. In his words: government of we shall, we will, we are going to. as far as it is liar Mohammed it is not true because he will deny it.
Fela is not a legend... lalasticlala and seun agrees with me.
Re: Minister Of Information, Lai Mohammed Reveals Fg’s Plan To Immortalize Fela by Douglaufuoma(m): 9:59am On Oct 26, 2017
Lordygram:
Fela is not a legend... lalasticlala and seun agrees with me.
let's give respect to whom is due, he is. nobody can hold our government official hostage the way he did, just that they want to use it to score a cheap score
Re: Minister Of Information, Lai Mohammed Reveals Fg’s Plan To Immortalize Fela by Oluwolex2000(m): 10:25am On Oct 26, 2017
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