Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, deserves a national honour.
Osinbajo stated this while fielding questions from people in Edo State who suggested that the National Theatre in Lagos should be renamed after Fela.
Reacting tot he suggestion, Osinbajo stated that the decision was not his to make.
He, however, stated that Fela deserves the award from the government for being the father of Nigeria’s modern music.
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