[PHOTOS] Ambode unveils fela's statue in Lagos state

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Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday unveiled  the Liberation Statue in honour of late Afrobeat legend and freedom fighter, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,  at Allen Roundabout in Ikeja, Lagos.
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