Ogun State government and the Federal Government have converted the family house of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti in Abeokuta into a museum.
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The house located at NEPA Road in Isabo, has been named ‘Heritage Museum’.
The rename of the erstwhile dilapidated twin-building that was recently renovated by the state government, was announced today by the Minister of information, culture and tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and Governor Ibikunle Amosun at Abeokuta.
Speaking at the occasion, Muhammed said, “The Kuti family, as you know, represent different things to different people, Whether you talk about education; emancipation; music; entertainment; therefore, this attempt by the government immortalising the family by preserving and restoring the ancestral home of the great family, I think it is very commendable.
“This is the period we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the death of the maestro himself and I am sure this is within time to be commissioned very soon, probably next year or thereabout.
“The emphasis of this government weather state or federal is that creative industry must be turned to creative economy and I think this centre is going to be a good model to encourage and inspire the youths.”
In his own remark, Amosun said, “All our icons have special place in our administration, since these are people that define us. When we go out there and say we are Ogun State, we can’t call ourselves who we said we are without those giants that lived before us that laid the foundation that we are all building upon.
“We are going to have museum for all of them, it is not just the Kuti Family alone, we have several of them here; Talk about Baba Ogunde; great Ebenezer Obey, thank God he’s still here with us, this is just one of those things we are going to do and we are happy that next year, people will be using this and we will commission this.”
