Nigeria Indigenous rapper,
Olamide Adedeji may be at risk of a N3 million fine and one-year jail term for
promoting the use of tobacco in his recently released video, ‘Wo’.
The federal ministry of health
had notified the public that the rapper had violated the 2015 tobacco act,
warning that the video had “dangerous public health content”.
The ministry wrote on Twitter,
“The public is informed of the dangerous public health content & violation
of Tobacco Control Act 2015 in “Wo” by @olamide_YBNL#ClearTheAir.
“The content & video contains
scenes that violate the ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion & Sponsorship
provision of the act #ClearTheAir.”
The 28-year-old rapper, who is
signed to his own record label, YBNL, had returned to Ladi Lak in Bariga where
he was raised to shoot the video of his latest single.
According to the 2015 Tobacco Control
Act, it is prohibited to promote or advertise tobacco or tobacco products
except between a manufacturer, retailer and consenting persons above 18 years
of age.
“No person shall promote or
advertise tobacco or tobacco products in any form.
“No person shall engage or
participate in any tobacco advertising, promotion or sponsorship as a media or
event organizer, celebrity or other participant,” it read.
According to the 2015 law, anyone
who violates the law faces the risk of a fine and jail term of not more than
one year.
Person that produces or publishes
advertising, promotion or sponsorship content shall attract a fine of not less
than N3,000,000 and a term of imprisonment of not more than one year.
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