Entertainers and Politicians needs each other- Oritse Femi

Musical Taliban, Oritse Femi shared some thoughts on the complementary roles between artists and politicians in Nigeria. There is no doubt that Oritse Femi is one of the finest musicians in Nigeria that sprung up from slums of Ajegunle popularly called AJ city.

Oritse Femi is not just an ordinary singer or performer but an artist who speaks about his surroundings. Oritse Femi has produced musics which has conspicuous political, sociological and national themes. some of these musics includes: chase politician, Mercies of the Lord, Double Wahala and his new single titled, Unity.

In an interview with HipTV, Oritse Femi debunked rumors that entertainers get paid to sing songs with political undertones.

He said “entertainers and politicians, they can’t do without each other. As in, they need each other, the politicians need the entertainers a lot. if you count entertainers off Nigeria politics, e go affect a lot…dont let anybody deceive you, how many politicians they give entertainers money, how much they wan give you my brother? we dey make our money by ourselves”.