Nigeria’s government stops Eedris Abdulkareem’s song by criticizing President Tinubu

Nigerian authorities have forbidden broadcasters to play the song show your pope, which criticizes the country’s leader.

The texts of the artist Eedris Abdulkareem clashed President Bola Tinubu and encouraged his influential son, Seyi, to let his father “people die” through difficulties and insecurity and “hunger” in the country.

In a letter to TV and radio stations, the National Transmission Commission (NBC), which issues licenses and regulates the industry, ordered that the track not be played, saying it violates the country’s transmission code.

The NBC said he considered it to show the content of your Pope as “inappropriate” and “opposing”, adding that it does not belong to the standards of public courtesy.

Earlier during the week, the song has received a lot of attention on social media in Nigeria and has sparked debate over the economic and security situation in the country.

When he became president in May 2023, Tinubu introduced a number of economic reforms that increased the cost of living.

He threw the fuel subsidy, which had kept the low gasoline prices, saying the government could no longer allow it. Fuel prices were then significantly cast which had a knock effect on the rest of the economy.

Annual inflation was over 30% for most of the last year and the price of some underlying food items increased even more.

This has led some Nigerians to shorten the number of meals they eat a day and the amount of food they consume.

There are also concerns about the level of uncertainty in the country with abduction-reward still a major issue and fear that the Islamic militant group Boko Haram could make a resurrection in the north.

On the right track, in an English mix, Jorubisht and Pidgin, Abdulkareem tells Tinubu’s son that his father is “not trying” and that he has made “many empty promises”.

When it comes to insecurity, the artist asks Seyi to travel by road instead of a private plane, to experience the dangers facing ordinary nigerians.

The Tinubu government has in the past defended its economic policies, saying the president was aiming to put the country in a long -term state.

To deal with short -term pain, authorities have a constant money transfer scheme to help 15 million poorer Nigerian families.

When it comes to security, the government has said the situation has improved in the last 18 months.

As a licensing authority, the NBC can sanction the broadcaster for ignoring his orders. In the past they have fined the stations and suspended licenses for violations.

Abdulkareem is not new to controversy after recording a similar song in the past.

In 2003, he released his most popular tune to date – Nigeria Jaga Jaga, which means “Nigeria has broken”.

Then President Olusegun Obasanjo reacted harshly, publicly insulting Abdulkareem. The song was banned for the broadcasters, but gained popularity among the Nigerians and became an anthem on the street.