{"id":42457,"date":"2018-03-02T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T13:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/seun-kuti-the-politico-financial-mafia-and-the-african-dream\/"},"modified":"2021-02-11T12:07:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:07:14","slug":"seun-kuti-interview-black-times-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/seun-kuti-interview-black-times-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Seun Kuti, the politico-financial mafia and the African dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Seun Kuti talks to PAM about the tracks on his new album, <\/b>Black Times<\/i><\/b>! True to himself and to the legacy of his father, Fela, he excoriates the politico-financial mafia that runs public affairs and the imperialism that still holds Africa hostage.<\/b><\/h3>\n
Corporate Public Control Department<\/h5>\n

“Corporate Public Control Department (CPCD) is the new name for government. Governments no longer are governments. Government was an idea created to represent the people, to share the commonwealth and create equal opportunities within society\u2026 Now, government is all about controlling the elite\u2019s profit and the corporate profit. They are no longer a government, but a CPDC, because their duty is to keep the people in check while the elite and the corporations do as they please. Here is the evidence: Everyday, politicians tell the people “you have to obey law and order,” “you have to follow the rules.” Then they say to the corporations: “No problem, you don\u2019t need regulations.” The people follow the rules, the corporations don\u2019t. So, it should be called CPCD. The president is the director of the CPCD, the ministers are its managers, the Senate is its legal department (every corporation has its own legal services), the military and the cops are its security outfits. They make up the CPCD.”<\/p>\n