Seun Kuti made headlines for all the wrong reasons at the white wedding of TikTok sensations Peller and Jarvis on Saturday, August 1, after storming out of the ceremony in Lagos following a controversial remark by the event's MC.
According to widely circulated accounts, the MC allegedly cracked a joke suggesting that Wizkid is bigger than Seun's father, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
The alleged comment, which was not captured in the clip, did not sit well with Seun Kuti, who was recorded on video weaving through the ornate, chandelier-lit hall before making his way to the exit.
Dressed in the event's designated outfit, the Afrobeats singer told those near him, "We are in the wrong place," before leaving the venue entirely.
The ceremony was one of the most anticipated social events of the year.
Peller (Habeeb Hamzat) and Jarvis (Amadou Elizabeth) had already completed traditional rites in Benin City and a civil wedding before the lavish white wedding capped off the celebrations.
The guest list was a who's who of Nigerian entertainment: Fuji legends Kwam 1 and Sule Alao Malaika, Tanzanian singer Juma Jux, Nollywood figures Iyabo Ojo, Eniola Badmus and Aunty Ramota, plus content creators Geh Geh and Cute Abiola, alongside socialites like Cubana Chief Priest and King Ochacho.
Seun Kuti had been among those notable attendees until the MC's remark changed the atmosphere.
The joke struck at a particularly sensitive point. Seun Kuti has consistently and publicly pushed back against any narrative that places contemporary Afrobeats artists on equal or higher footing than Fela, whose political activism and genre-defining sound remain foundational to African music.
Previous online confrontations involving Wizkid's fanbase, FC, have circled this very argument, with Seun, the youngest son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, maintaining that such comparisons misrepresent his father's singular contribution to music and culture.
Online reactions were largely sympathetic to Seun's response, with many describing the MC's comment as tone-deaf for a wedding setting.
Watch the video of Seun Kuti leaving Peller's wedding below:
"We are in the wrong place"
— Metro Naija (@metronaija) August 1, 2026
- Seun Kuti says as he left Peller and Jarvis wedding in anger over a joke the MC made about wizkid being bigger than Fela pic.twitter.com/IHVyp9ndU3
