The Nigerian government has banned singer Eedris Abdulkareem’s new protest song, ‘Tell Your Papa.’
Announcing the ban on Thursday evening, the Federal Government, through the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, stated that the song is inappropriate and offensive.
In a memo signed by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, NBC directed Nigerian radio and television stations to refrain from airing the song.
According to the memo: “The National Broadcasting Commission has identified ‘Tell Your Papa’ song by Eedris Abdulkareem, currently trending on social media, as content deemed inappropriate for broadcast following its objectionable nature.
“It is therefore classified as Not To Be Broadcast, NTBB, as it violates Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. The content is considered inappropriate, offensive, or in breach of public decency.”
Newsmen report that ‘Tell Your Papa’, which was released earlier this week, has sparked debate online due to its critical stance on Nigeria’s leadership and economic conditions.
The song directly addresses President Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, urging him to speak to his father about the hardships faced by Nigerians.
‘Truth is big crime in Nigeria’ – Eedris Abdulkareem fumes as NBC bans his song
Legendary Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has reacted to the Federal Government’s ban on his newly released anti-Tinubu song, Tell Your Papa.
FG, through the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, banned the Tell Your Papa song on Thursday, labelling it “offensive”.
Reacting to the ban in an Instagram post on Thursday evening, Abdulkareem described the Nigerian government’s actions as an attempt to silence the truth and suppress criticism.
While likening the ban to the 2004 censorship of his iconic protest song Jaga Jaga, the outspoken singer accused President Tinubu’s administration of being “insensitive and vindictive.”
Sharing the NBC memo regarding his song, he wrote: “It is obvious that in Nigeria, truth and constructive criticism is always deemed a big crime by the government.
“President Bola Tinubu-led government is now going on record as one of the most insensitive, vindictive and grossly maleficent administration that has ever presided over the affairs of Nigeria.
“They are instructing broadcast houses to shield the government by hiding the candle under the table. Anyone wonder why Nigeria has not made impactful strides all these years? The conscience is an open wound, only the truth can heal it.”
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