Just like he did 10 years ago, former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo once again criticised rapper Eedris Abdulkareem over his hit song ‘Jaga jaga,’.
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.
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 the country.
The former president made the remarks in Lagos on Tuesday while speaking at a forum organised by the Nigeria Leadership Initiative. Obasanjo also expressed his passion to see the country excel.
Expressing his disdain for the attitude of some Nigerians, he said one of the worst problems Nigeria is facing is disbelief.
“Nigerians no longer believe in themselves; neither do they believe in their country. That takes me back to that song ‘jaga jaga’. How could a sane man dare to call his country jaga jaga?” he said.
“It is the height of blasphemy. We are grooming our youths for tomorrow’s leadership and with such persons, I don’t think the country can move forward.”
The former president has never hesitated to express his displeasure at Abdulkareem, a former member of The Remedies, 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 a chance to reply 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.”
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Ki lo ba n se Baba Iyabo, a good christain should forgive & forget afterall Eedris is right by saying nigeria JAGAJAGA.Please Baba Iyabo do the right thing and let Eedris be.but wait a minute did OBJ say we should belief in naija after they have taken all our money finish,a country where a graduate of ten yrs can not get a job.pls baba Iyabo stop adding salt to our injury.
ReplyDeleteUNLESS ABURI ACCORD OF 1967 IS IMPLEMENT,NIGERIA WILL NEITHER MOVE AHEAD NOR SEE PEACE.THE SPIRITS OF THE INNOCENT IGBOS WHO WERE UNJUSTLY KILLED KILLED BY ARMS AND STARVATION DURING THE CIVIL WAR WILL EVER CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAVOC IN THAT COUNTRY CALLED NIGERIA.TAKE IT OR NOT,GOD IS NEVER ASLEEP
ReplyDeleteIs Nigeria not jagajaga with all this billion being stolen everyday and nothing is done about it. eedris is right let Obj go and and talk to his cohort who they both make the country Jagaja instead of eedris.
ReplyDeleteNigeria jagajaga
ReplyDeleteOfcause its jaga-jaga
ReplyDeleteobj is animalistic human being. After,embezle our money he still has gut 2 say a word useless nigeria man.obj na Jaga jaga
ReplyDeleteIt is rather unfortunate that we have the kind of leaders we have in this nation called Nigeria! I don't blame Obasanjo for not see the reason while the country is more than JAGAJAGA bcs our so called leaders they are living as if they are in paradise but behold see the poor masses around...
ReplyDeleteThe former President is once again distant from the people.
ReplyDeleteUntil we face where we are (Jaga Jaga) we have no hope of finding the way where we want to go. The song was a hit not because people don't believe in Nigeria. But because people recognise the truth.
This ex President has always been reactionary, defensive and intolerant of criticism.
It was under his tenure that unknown soldiers raided Fela's house, killing his mother and burning it to the ground. In response to his hit song Zombie (a criticism of the military regime.) and other songs critical of official corruption.
He is also attributed to having made the statement: My people are useless, my people are senseless, my people are undisciplined. For which Fela also mocked him.