The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has Wednesday banned media houses from playing Eedris Abdulkareem’s latest song.
The NBC in a memo titled ‘Restriction on Broadcasting ‘Tell Your Papa’ by Eedris Abdulkareem, and addressed to all media houses signed by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, said the song currently trending on social media is 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 memo added.
The song, titled Tell Your Papa, is a critique of the current administration. In it, Eedris 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.
