Tinubu hails Fela’s ” Life Time Achievement” award 

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday applauded music icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, for the posthumous Life Time Achievement award.

The President praised Fela’s contributions to the growth of Afrobeat brand in a message he personally signed titled ” The world of music has honoured a giant: Fela Anikulapo Kuti”, on his X handle on Sunday.

The President, in his tribute, said ” Fela was more than a musician. He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound”.

The President also acknowledged Fela Kuti’s courage, creativity, and conviction which he said has “defined a generation and continue to inspire the world.

“In Yoruba mythology, he has transcended to a higher plane as an Orisa. He is now eternal.

“Fela Kuti has blazed the trail with the Recording Academy of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African to receive this honour, though posthumously.”

President Tinubu described the award as “an affirmation of his enduring global influence and the foundational role he has played in the evolution and impact of Africa on modern music.

“He defined Afrobeat, and you can hear and see his influence in generations of Nigerian musicians and in Afrobeats and beyond”.