Seun Kuti slams government over VAT, cashless policy

Seun Kuti

Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has slammed the federal government of Nigeria over its fiscal policies.

In an Instagram post on Friday, the 36-year-old slammed the increase in VAT as well as the cashless policy which imposes charges on cash transactions in banks.

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He also referenced the slow pace of maintenance work on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

“Something has got to give. This evil people do not know the meaning of sacrifice. They have no love and most of all they are LAZY!! They are LAZY!! BRING EDUCATION, LAZY. BRING HEALTHCARE, LAZY, BRING SOMETHING, ANYTHING GOOD LAZY! I mean these Lazy negroes have been constructing Lagos Ibadan expressway since I was born!! 36 years no completion but when it’s time to BRING HARDSHIP on the people, come see supermen. Now now now now everything don set dem don make announcement. Ajaokuta steel company! That one na like 40 something years. Refinery nko? Know that niger republic built one in 6 months how big is this our biggest one na wey don take how many years now? TOO LAZY TO BE RESPONSIBLE. TOO LAZY TO BE GOOD. TOO LAZY TO BE LEADERS AND TOO LAZY TO EVEN CARE!! #getthesax,” he wrote.

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In August, Seun Kuti shared a video of his father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, on the 22nd anniversary of the death of the iconic figure.

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Fela, a multi-instrumentalist, musician, pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre, human rights activist, and political maverick died at the age of 58 from complications related to AIDS.