The Politics of Fela Durotoye

Fela has not positioned himself as a divine candidate, the Moses that will lead his people out of Egypt. Instead, he has situated his candidacy as part of a divine movement.

Fela Durotoye has promised to double Nigeria's budget for education, if elected President Original Photo from the Fela Durotoye Campaign

Long before Fela Durotoye decided to run for President, he was a fiery evangelist of Nigeria’s potential. “Nigeria is wind for you to fly if you’ve got wings,” he told a reporter in 2008.

In November 2004, during a praye…