Omoyele Sowore has admonished Nigerian singer and self-acclaimed African giant, Burna Boy to join the protest scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 1st.
Specifically, October 1st is a day set aside to celebrate Nigeria’s independence.
Omoyele Sowore, the founder of Sahara Reporters has challenged the artiste, Burna Boy real name Damini Ogulu to spearhead the protest. According to the activist, he is yet to see the Nigerian singer take drastic action in influencing the government or the society aside from being compared to the legendary artiste, Fela Kuti.
Sowore urged Burna to do more for the youths and for the country, Nigeria.
Equally important, the October 1 protest is planned to hold in all 36 states across Nigeria as well as in London; Sweden, Netherlands, San Francisco, New York, Washington DC, Germany; and Canada.
Omoyele Sowore made the call in a message he shared on social media earlier on Tuesday, September 29.
According to the former presidential candidate, many describe Burna Boy as a revolutionary musician and he has been likened to the late afrobeat legend Fela Kuti.
He wrote on Instagram;
“@burnaboygram everywhere I turn people describe you as a revolutionary musician.
The foreign media even celebrate you compare you to Fela Kuti, but I am yet to see you lead anyone to a police station carrying a coffin for head of state! Join #Oct1stProtest”
Omoyele “Yele” Sowore (born 16 February 1971) is a Nigerian human rights activist, pro-democracy campaigner, former presidential candidate, and founder of an online news agency Sahara Reporters.
On 3 August 2019 Sowore was arrested by the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) for alleged treason after calling for a protest tagged RevolutionNow.
