Macron: What happens in the shrine remains in the shrine
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watch the video3 macron described the afrika shrine as an iconic place of strength music culture and the late fela as a politician who wanted a change for the society2 macron challenged nigerian youths to get involved in politics to change the narrative of the nation2 macron while describing politics as important said only nigerians could change their image before the comity of nations2 he noted that the future of africa and the task of making it great rested with africans saying that the youths have a crucial role to play2 africa needs a new generation of africans to share the new narrative about africa all over the world he said2 according to him politics is important because it is a tool to change the society2 i am very happy to be here. let me remind you that this place shrine is a music place as well as politics which is needed to change the society2 so i will say to the youths politics is important be involved he said2 macron also announced the launch of the 2020 african cultures season in france2 he said the event would help create a unique face for african culture in europe2 ambode said the event was also about celebrating african culture which was a positive step for france as it sought to rebuild its relationship with africa2 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the event had in attendance personalities including dr peter obi former governor of anambra chief olusegun osoba former governor of ogun prof. wole soyinka sen. ben bruce among others2 but he was not ready to go down memory lane on tuesday night and instead threw the humorous line at the audience1 the french president gave the challenge at the event tagged celebrate african culture1 french president emmanuel macron on tuesday night made the audience at fela anikulapo kutis afrika shrine laugh when he joked that what happens in the shrine remains in the shrine1 in another video of the night posted by afrika shrine on instagram president macron was caught along with host governor akinwunmi ambode applauding the afro-ballistic performance by femi kuti and his positive force band1 earlier gov. ambode said macrons visit was expected to signal the dawn of a new collaboration between france and lagos state in the quest to make the state the culture and entertainment capital of africa1 he was asked to relive some of his nostalgia of having been a patron of the shrine when he worked in nigeria at the french embassy in 20041 some of the memories of his six months stay in lagos he relived when he met president muhammadu buhari in abuja including remembering attending a concert by femi kuti felas first son1 nan reports that the event presented an opportunity for macron and ambode to interact with musicians artists fashion designers and film makers1 reported1