Seun Kuti, an afrobeat singer who has been nominated for a Grammy award, recently made a claim that his family was responsible for establishing the Anglican Church in Nigeria.
Kuti’s great grandfather, Josiah Ransome-Kuti, and his grandfather, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, were both Anglican ministers during the colonial era in Nigeria.
However, despite his family’s involvement in spreading Christianity in Nigeria, Kuti himself does not practice the religion.
In fact, he confidently stated that he follows the religion of “juju.”
During an interview on the Spill With Phyna podcast, Kuti encouraged other Africans to embrace African traditional religions once again.
He said, “It was my family that started Anglican side of Christianity in this country, if you look back at it. We are among the pioneers. So, we’ve been there, we’ve done that and we’ve moved on. And we hope Africans can follow suit.
“I don’t go to church. Na juju me I dey do.”
