Nigerian rapper and singer, Eedris Abdulkareem, in a trending video has explained why his iconic 2001 protest song, Nigeria Jaga Jaga, released under former President Olusegun Obasanjo's administation, will remain Nigeria's unofficial second national anthem.

Eedris, who returned to the limelight with his viral song 'Tell Your Papa' directed at President Tinubu's son, stated that Nigeria Jaga Jaga will remain an anthem in the country until the issues he pointed out in the song are resolved.

The rapper made the bold stance while speaking during a recent interview on Channels TV,

Nigeria Jaga Jaga, released 24 years ago caused saw Eedris speaking against corruption, poor leadership, among others. Despite initial bans, the song continues to resonate with many Nigerians.

“We need to start seeing real development, constant electricity, security, good leadership. Until that happens, the song remains relevant. Sadly, 24 years later, the message of the song is still our reality,” Eedris lamented.

Eedris shares inspiration behind banned song

The rapper who addressed the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) ban against his song, as he disclosed, 'Tell Your Papa' was inspired by Seyi Tinubu.

Eedris recalled a video of Seyi describing his father as the greatest president.

"He may be the best father to Seyi, but he’s the worst president to Nigerians," Eedris said.
Despite the controversy, the rapper insisted his song contains no insults, but facts.

“If you listen carefully, there’s nowhere in the song that I insult him. I just stated the truth. He spoke publicly, so I responded publicly. If he had remained silent, I wouldn’t have recorded the song," he added.

The video of Eedris Abdulkareem speaking about his viral song 'Tell Your Papa' below:

Reactions to Eedris Abdulkareem's comment

Legit.ng compiled some of the comments, read them below:

annomieoghene said: "Eedris is so intelligent. No salt no Maggi. He was just speaking all our pains 🇳🇬. I cry when he was listing things we are facing in this country. True true the government need to apologize to all Nigerians and fix things right."

adebukola.adebisi said "It's easy for those who are greedy to think that change is easy. Change is not about comfort of today, but the success of tomorrow."

ola_pluse wrote: "Idris Kareem na old taker so he's looking for many way to reshurate is dead carrier."

timieniola1 said: "Seyi...tell your papa!! Thank you @abdulkareemeedris you are the replica of Fela Anikulapo Kuti. We love you."


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