Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has claimed that the widespread practice of giving alms to street beggars in Nigeria is delaying the revolution he believes is needed to bring about positive change in the country.

Speaking in an interview with ObjecTV, Kuti argued that because Nigerians consistently give money to beggars, those beggars are not "hungry" enough to help spark a revolution.

According to him, beggars are supposed to be among the angriest members of society, but the alms they receive keep pacifying them.

"The beggars are the ones who are supposed to be angry in order to cause revolution, but since we give them money from time to time, they are not hungry enough to be angry," he said in an interview with ObjecTV.

The comment has since drawn mixed reactions on social media, with many Nigerians pushing back on the idea, arguing that withholding charity from beggars would not be enough on its own to trigger a revolution.

Kuti has long been a vocal advocate for revolution in Nigeria, repeatedly criticising the country's political class as "corrupt" over the years.

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