That festival scared the Western world, and they made sure that it never happened again, and they also made sure that there is no tangible record of it for the contemporary and posterity. This is what Fela knew, and this is what he tried to warn us about. Fela was a member of the board of the FESTAC organizing committee along with famous Nigerian performers like Ogunde and several others, and he, as well as Ogunde, resigned shortly before the festival began on January 15, 1977. There is much speculation about why Fela or Ogunde left, like the article shared said. Fela Kuti was initially part of the FESTAC 77 (held from Jan. 77 to Feb. 77) Planning Committee; however, he clashed with the Chairman (Maj. Gen. I.B. Haruna), who rejected Fela's 9-point program for making FESTAC 77 more meaningful. Following the rejection, Fela announced in July 1976 that he was no longer supporting FESTAC 77, calling it a "huge joke." Nevertheless, the truth is far more sinister. Fela's ni...