Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti has embarked on a music tour to the United Kingdom.
The management of the New Afrika Shrine shared a video on their official Instagram account on Thursday, showing Femi and The Positive Force Band leaving for the UK.
In the video, the 60-year-old could be heard saying he will be gone for five days.
The caption on the post read: “ON THE MARCH AGAIN… FEMI KUTI AND THE POSITIVE FORCE BAND DEPARTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF AFROBEAT.”
This comes days after Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi paid Femi a visit.
In a video uploaded on social media on Wednesday, August 17, Obi, who was hosted by Femi at the latter’s residence in Ogun State, revisited the singer’s tweet about his supporters while encouraging the public to campaign about issues that affect Nigeria.
In the video, the former governor of Anambra State could be heard saying, “My own dear brother Femi, I saw what he tweeted and I said no that is not the future and the society we want to live in. We need to campaign based on issues that affect Nigeria and that is what I encourage everybody to do.”
After Obi finished his speech, Femi Kuti replied, “Thank you sir” as the two men exchanged handshakes.
Qed.ng reported that Femi Kuti on Friday, August 12, alleged that some people were threatening to burn down the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja over some media reports claiming he called Peter Obi’s ‘zombies’.
The singer said this in a video posted on Instagram on Friday night where he insisted he never called Obi’s supporters better known as Obidients, ‘zombies’.
In June and July 2022, Femi performed at 31 shows in the United States and Canada for six weeks.
The Grammy nominee was warmly received by his family and fans who organised a surprise birthday party and gifted him a brand new car on his return to Nigeria from his last music tour.
