About 10 years after ebullient rapper, Eedris Abdukareem, released a song titled Nigeria Jaga jaga, former President Olusegun Obasanjo is still angry with him.
While many people may largely agree with the singer that the country is truly upside down based on the state of things, Obasanjo has again described the song as being blasphemous. According to him producing such a song shows that the artiste does not believe in the future of Nigeria.
The former president made the remarks in Lagos on Tuesday while speaking at a forum organised by the Nigeria Leadership Initiative. Obasanjo said his passion is to see the country excel.
Expressing his disdain for the attitude of some Nigerians youths, he said one of the worst problems Nigeria is facing is disbelief.
The former president has never hesitated to express his displeasure at Abdulkareem for deriding Nigeria. The hit track of the album released on Kennis Music label was banned from radio airplay by the president in a televised address, although it enjoyed continued play in nightclubs.
Abdulkareem had also hit back at Obasanjo in January during the fuel subsidy protest. He said, “The man wey say i dey craze because I sing Nigeria Jaga Jaga where him dey now inside this hardship? Na 2002 I sing Nigeria Jaga Jaga, na 2012 we dey so o.”
The former president made the remarks in Lagos on Tuesday while speaking at a forum organised by the Nigeria Leadership Initiative. Obasanjo said his passion is to see the country excel.
Expressing his disdain for the attitude of some Nigerians youths, he said one of the worst problems Nigeria is facing is disbelief.
The former president has never hesitated to express his displeasure at Abdulkareem for deriding Nigeria. The hit track of the album released on Kennis Music label was banned from radio airplay by the president in a televised address, although it enjoyed continued play in nightclubs.
Abdulkareem had also hit back at Obasanjo in January during the fuel subsidy protest. He said, “The man wey say i dey craze because I sing Nigeria Jaga Jaga where him dey now inside this hardship? Na 2002 I sing Nigeria Jaga Jaga, na 2012 we dey so o.”
It would be recalled that Obasanjo had hit back at the artiste when the album was freshly released, with some people quoting him as saying it was the singer’s father’s house that was jagajaga.
Baba is very correct!! We shouldn't destroy our country with our mouths for whatever reason.
ReplyDeletemusician are prohet,wat is diff btwn 2002&2012 is naija not jaga jaga?obj allow kareem to prophesy tru his calling jare joo
ReplyDeleteNothing is working I̲̅n this country if τ̣̣ђё truth must be said. Is obj going thru what τ̣̣ђё average nigerian is going thru
ReplyDeleteEven Fela kuti. In his song said authority stealing is worst than armed robbery. What are we seeing to day. Pls, is nigeria not "jaga jaga"? Obj is a fool is he feeling the pains of his wasted yrs as leader. Abdulfatah m.
ReplyDeleteNigeria is not jaga jaga...
ReplyDeleteWe can make it better by exposing bad leaders as good citizens.
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Does all Obj said reduce d fact dat what Abdulkareem sang in his song are not true? Why do we find it difficult as a pple to say d truth? We even graduate to castigating ppl who summon courage to say it d way it is(d truth). One starts solving a problem d moment u understand that ther's problem. Wit Obj's statement abt d song 10yrs after, it only means he stil has not accepted dat ther's economic breakdown in Naija. So he's only fooling himsef wit all d advices he recently started giving to ppl in Govt abt d state of d country. Cos he's stil not accepted dat ther's problem
ReplyDeleteOBASANJO IS SIMPLY AN OLD FOOL , HE SHOULD BE ASHAME OF HIMSELF FOR HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT ALL THE ILLNESS THAT HAS BEEN EXISTING IN THIS COUNTRY BUT HE BLOWED IT ALL UP ..GOD WILL JUDGE HIM FOR ALL HIS WRONG DOING ,THE JUDGEMENT DAY IS AHEAD ,HE WILL NEVER GO UNPUNISHED NO MATTER HOW LONG HE MAY LIVE .. THANK YOU ABDUKAREEM FOR CALLING A SPADE A SPADE ...
ReplyDeleteLet pray for dis country it will come better one day
ReplyDeleteNIGERIA IS BLESSED!!! O.I.
ReplyDeleteNaija wil never B better obj u are a fool at 70
ReplyDeleteWhen ever you said jaga jaga they will know that nigerians a aweared of their bad plans. But obasanjo realy tried 4 nigerians and i dont mean that he did'nt theft our wealth but he tried considered to the present poluted atmosphere that they claims to be fresh air. And eedris should have freedom of speach to talk true. Singin nigeria jaga jaga does not mean he hate the nation but need us to corect our errors. Infact i love edris abdulkarim and i also honourably respect obasanjo as a father of unifying nigerians not like others that did not give a damn! About our health ,lives and economic status. Handan khasiran olufamous. Urs jibril makarfi
ReplyDeleteAnyway we c it obasanjo is stil d root of d jagajaga in naija by forcing a sick man and badluck on nigeria. History wil neva 4gv him
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