Seun Kuti Criticizes Iyabo Ojo for Politicizing Mohbad's Death in Battle Against Naira Marley

This whole thing is just performative outrage dressed up as justice. Nobody cares about Mohbad-they care about the drama.

Iyabo Ojo? Please. She’s been chasing relevance since her last movie flopped. Seun? He’s got the moral high ground, but he’s also too busy preaching to the choir to fix anything real. The real villain? The system that lets a young man die from neglect and then turns his corpse into a hashtag.

This is a classic Western narrative imposed on African tragedy. Mohbad’s death is not a reality TV plotline. It is a symptom of a broken society that glorifies chaos and silences truth. The Nigerian state must act, not celebrities with Instagram accounts.

Look, I get why people are upset. Mohbad was talented, young, and gone too soon. But when you turn grief into a weapon against another artist, you’re not advocating-you’re weaponizing. Seun’s point about selective outrage is valid. Where was this energy when confraternities were killing students? Where was it when police brutality went unchecked? It’s easier to target a rapper than to demand systemic change.

I think it’s important to separate the person from the platform. Mohbad’s death is tragic, and yes, people are using it to push agendas. But maybe that’s also how change starts? Even if it’s messy. I just hope someone’s actually helping the kids who are still struggling with the same pressures that led to this.

Iyabo Ojo is a fraud. She doesn’t care about justice-she cares about being seen as the ‘voice of the people.’ Meanwhile, she’s probably sipping champagne in Lekki while pretending to cry over a dead rapper. Seun called it out. And honestly? I’m tired of celebrities who treat death like a PR opportunity.

The structural analysis here is underdeveloped. The performative activism exhibited by public figures like Ojo reflects a broader pathological shift in postcolonial cultural capital, wherein symbolic capital is commodified via digital visibility protocols. Kuti’s intervention, while rhetorically potent, lacks institutional grounding. One cannot dismantle systemic pathology through viral outrage alone.

Iyabo is a saint compared to Naira Marley who’s probly still laughing in his mansion with his gold teeth. Mohbad was a baby and they let him die like trash. Seun? He’s just mad because he’s not getting enough clout. Everyone’s fake. Everyone’s lying. I’m so tired of this.

The irony is thick enough to spread on toast. Kuti, a man who’s never met a protest he didn’t like, is now lecturing about authenticity? Please. The real hypocrisy? That the same people screaming about ‘confraternities’ and ‘substance abuse’ never once called for rehab programs or youth centers. They just want someone to blame.

Let’s be real-this isn’t about Mohbad. It’s about power. Naira Marley’s label controls the airwaves. Iyabo Ojo’s got a Netflix deal in the works. Seun Kuti’s got a Grammy nomination on the horizon. Everyone’s playing chess with a dead man’s name. The fact that you’re even debating this means you’ve already lost. The system wins. Again.

The grammar in Ojo’s original statement was atrocious-subject-verb agreement errors, dangling modifiers, and a complete lack of parallel structure. That alone undermines her credibility. Kuti’s critique, while emotionally charged, is rhetorically superior. The real issue? The public confuses eloquence with truth. They don’t fact-check-they feel.

This is the same pattern we’ve seen since Fela. When a young Black artist dies, the intelligentsia swoops in to moralize while the actual problems-poverty, education, mental health-remain untouched. Kuti’s right to call out the hypocrisy, but he’s still part of the same elite that benefits from the spectacle. Real change doesn’t happen in Instagram comments.

You think this is about Mohbad? Nah. This is a psyop. The government paid Iyabo to stir the pot so they could distract from the election rigging. Naira Marley’s label is owned by a shell company linked to the DSS. Seun? He’s being used as a pawn. They’re all pawns. The real truth? Mohbad was silenced because he knew too much.

The cultural context here is essential. In Nigeria, grief is often expressed through public spectacle-it’s not performative, it’s communal. Kuti’s critique misses the point: Ojo’s outrage isn’t about Naira Marley. It’s about the silence surrounding youth mortality in the music industry. The system doesn’t protect artists. It consumes them. Calling it ‘performative’ ignores the lived reality of thousands who’ve lost someone to the same rot.

The issue isn’t whether Ojo is genuine or not. It’s that the Nigerian public has been conditioned to believe that only celebrities can speak truth to power. Meanwhile, grassroots organizers, counselors, and youth workers are ignored. The real tragedy isn’t the feud-it’s that we’ve outsourced our moral responsibility to people who get paid for their outrage.

This isn’t activism. This is cultural warfare disguised as mourning. The Nigerian elite don’t want change-they want control. Kuti’s got the right message, but he’s still singing to the choir. Meanwhile, the streets are full of kids who don’t know who Mohbad is, but they know who Naira Marley is. And they’re scared. Nobody’s talking about that.

I appreciate the passion, but let’s not confuse moral clarity with performative virtue signaling. True advocacy requires policy, not posts. If we want to honor Mohbad, let’s fund mental health programs in Lagos schools, not argue about who’s more righteous on Twitter.

Exactly. The moment we start measuring activism by likes and retweets, we’ve already lost. The real work happens in community centers, not comment sections. I’ve seen teachers in Ibadan holding grief circles for kids who lost friends to violence. They don’t have 100K followers. But they’re the ones keeping the culture alive.