Friday, April 11, 2025 - The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has banned media houses from playing Eedris Abdulkareem's latest song.
The song, titled Tell Your Papa, is a criticism of this
current administration. In it, he directed Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola
Tinubu, to speak to his father about the worsening state of the country.
In Tell Your Papa, Abdulkareem sings, "Seyi, tell your
papa country hard. Tell your papa people dey die. Tell your papa this one don
pass jagajaga."
"Seyi, how far? I swear your papa no try. Too much
empty promises. On behalf of Nigerians, take our message to him; kidnappers dey
kill Nigerians.
"Seyi, try travel by road without your security make
you feel the pains of fellow Nigerians. You dey fly private jets, insecurity no
be your problem," he continues singing.
The National Broadcasting Commission has now released a
circular to media Houses preventing them from playing the song.
The circular reads: "The National Broadcasting
Commission has identified the song 'Tell Your Papa' by Eedris Abdulkareem,
currently trending on social media, as content deemed inappropriate for
broadcast due to 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 Commission requests that your station exercises
discretion and refrains from airing this song to maintain responsible
broadcasting standards.
"Your cooperation and commitment to upholding these standards are greatly
appreciated."
The song by Eedris Abdulkareem comes in response to Seyi Tinubu’s recent
comments in Adamawa State, where he described his father as "the greatest
president in Nigeria’s history."
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