The Nigerian Government prohibits the song criticizing President Tinubu

Nigerian authorities have banned television operators from playing the song, telling your dad, who criticizes the country’s leader.

The texts of the artist Addris Abdulkariem packed President Bola Tinu and urge his influential son, Sey to inform his father, “people die” through difficulties and insecurity and there is a “hunger” in the country.

In a letter to television and radio stations, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), which issues licenses and regulates the industry, ordered the track not to be played, stating that it violated the country’s broadcast code.

NBC said it believes it tells your dad’s content to be “inappropriate” and “undoubtedly”, adding that it does not meet the standards of public decency.

Issued earlier during the week, the song attracted a lot of attention to social media in Nigeria and caused debate on the country’s economic and security.

After becoming president in May 2023, Tinou has introduced a number of economic reforms that have increased life costs.

He missed the fuel subsidy that has long maintained low gasoline prices, saying that the government can no longer afford it. The fuel prices then jumped sharply, which had an effect on the rest of the economy.

The annual inflation was over 30% over the bigger part of last year and the cost of some essential foods increased even more.

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

There are also concerns about the level of uncertainty in the country with abduction for a Honor is still a major problem and fears that the Islamist militant group Boko Haram can make a revival in the northeast.

On the track, in combination of English, Yoruba and Pidgin, Abdulkariem tells Tinubu’s son that his father is “not trying” and that he has made “too many empty promises.”

As for uncertainty, the artist urges Sey to travel on the road instead of a private jet, to experience the dangers that ordinary Nigerians face.

In the past, the Tinubu government was defending its economic policies, saying that the president seeks to put the country a stable basis in the long run.

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

As for security, the government said the situation had improved in the last 18 months.

As a licensing body, NBC can penalize television operators to ignore its orders. In the past, they fined the stations and stopped violations licenses.

Abdulkarem is not new to the controversy, as he recorded such a song in the past.

In 2003, he published his most popular tune so far – Nigeria Jaga Jaga, which means that “Nigeria has fallen apart.”

Then President Olusigun Obasandjo reacted rudely, publicly offended Abdulkarem. The song was banned from television operators, but gained popularity among the Nigerians and has become a street anthem.