I don’t control VDM, says Seun Kuti

By Tosin Brown

Seun Kuti, Afrobeats singer, has apologized to Femi Falana over his involvement in the controversy, while stating that he neither does nor can control VeryDarkMan.

Following the issue between VeryDarkMan and the Falanas after a leaked recording purportedly made by Bobrisky, Seun Kuti apologized to legal luminary, Femi Falana (SAN).

Kuti had earlier affirmed that VeryDarkMan spoke to him about the recording before its release, and he expressed his support.

However, in a recent Instagram post, the Afrobeats singer apologized to Falana for any offense caused by his actions.

He also clarified that his intention was not to denigrate the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

Seun further explained his relationship with VeryDarkMan, saying, “We are cool, but I don’t control him. He doesn’t listen.”

Kuti also stated that he remains neutral in the matter, while emphasizing his desire for an amicable resolution.

“I am deeply sorry if that offended Uncle Femi. It was really not my intention. I will not, in any way, shape, or form, want to join anybody, even VDM, to fight Uncle Femi Falana. We have been through a lot. We have come a long way,” he said.

Continuing, he said, “The one thing that matters to me is the institutional lapses of the EFCC taking money to drop the money laundering charge. I will never join issues with anybody to try and denigrate, insult, or defame. I’ve told people I’ve seen him work many cases.

“I’ve never seen Uncle Femi take money from those people he decided to help in any case. He’s not that guy. I want to clarify some things about me and VDM’s relationship, where I think many people get it twisted. We are cool, but I don’t control VDM.

“And if you don’t know yet, just by looking at VDM or his page, let me tell you now, he doesn’t listen. You can’t tell him anything. This is the issue of Falz and Bobrisky. When I said VDM told me, he told me directly.

“Everybody online now is saying he played Seun the tape. If I had told him not to talk about it, you guys would say Seun is trying to protect his family. I was not plotting, and I did not have any ulterior motive because I was the one who came out to say he told me.

“Otherwise, I would have hidden in the shadows. I did my best. If two people I take as younger brothers are having a spat, it is not my place to take sides. I told him immediately to call Falz and try to sort it out between themselves.

“Left to me, I would love to see an amicable ending. But if that is not possible, I would not come out publicly to start taking sides between them. That would be like adding fuel to the fire.”