Dear Global Citizens,
My father, Fela Kuti, became famous - first in Nigeria, then globally - as founder of the musical genre Afrobeat. But it was the quest for justice that fueled his passion.
My father, Fela Kuti, became famous - first in Nigeria, then globally - as founder of the musical genre Afrobeat. But it was the quest for justice that fueled his passion.
Along with many other courageous African activists, he
was harassed and imprisoned for chastising corrupt governments that pocketed
public money instead of investing it in things such as education and health.
Things that would help pull people out of poverty.
Today we have a global scandal on our hands, with a
trail that leads to cities like London, Paris and New York. Developing
countries are being deprived of more than a trillion dollars every year,
through money laundering, tax evasion and embezzlement. The
biggest heist you've never heard of is happening all around us - but we can
stop it.
Sign our petition asking world leaders to act. One click will add your name.
The petition reads:
Dear G20 leaders,
End the shady
deals and money laundering that deprive developing countries of more than a
trillion dollars every year.
In just a few weeks, leaders from
the world most powerful countries are meeting in Australia. They
can make new laws that tackle this problem, but only if enough of us tell them
to.
Stopping this trillion dollar
scandal would mean developing countries could invest millions more in
education, healthcare and agriculture, helping them become self-sufficient and
no longer reliant on international aid.
My father, and many others, have
risked their lives to expose corruption and rally people to action, urging them
to be courageous, to be bold, and to stand up for justice. We should expect no
less of global leaders.
Please join me in calling for
urgent action. Sign the petition now.
Thank you,
Femi Kuti, musician and ONE
member
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