The short-lived Nigerian political party founded by legendary Afrobeats musician Fela Kuti, Movement of the People (MOP), will receive a new breath of life thanks to the younger son of the musician, Seun.

In an announcement at Tuesday’s press conference broadcast on social media, Seun, who is also an accomplished musician, said the MOP was founded as a “socialist, progressive” party set against the Nigerian political establishment in the late 1970s.

Seun’s father was refused a slot on the ballot for Nigeria’s 1979 presidential election.

The reinvigorated MOP will stay true to the founder’s original intentions, according to Seun. He added that reviving the MOP was connected to recent clamor within Nigeria about police brutality which devolved into popular protests and deadly clashes with Nigerian police and military.

The reinvigorated MOP will stay true to the founder’s original intentions, according to Seun. He added that reviving the MOP was connected to recent clamor within Nigeria about police brutality which devolved into popular protests and deadly clashes with Nigerian police and military.

source: face2faceafrica.com