Singer, Eedris Eedris Abdulkareem's song, 'Tell Your Papa', has been banned from being aired on all Nigerian radio and television stations.
Citing the song's "objectionable nature", the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, in a memo to radio and television stations, said the NBC has declared the track, Not To Be Broadcast (NTBB).
According to Obi, the NTBB slapped on Abdulkareem's song is in line with Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.
Obi said that the NBC code prohibits any content deemed inappropriate, offensive, or in breach of public decency from being aired on broadcast stations across the country.
She also said that the song's lyrical content fails to meet the standards of responsible broadcasting.
Obi said, “The commission requests that your station exercises discretion and refrains from airing this song to maintain responsible broadcasting standards.
“Your cooperation and commitment to upholding greatly appreciated. Thank you, Susan Obi -Coordinating Director, Broadcast Monitoring,” Obi said in the memo.
Despite the ban by the NBC, Abdulkareem’s song, “Tell Your Papa,” which was released earlier during the week has continued to gain traction on various social media platform.
The singer in the song highlighted the challenges and hardship faced by Nigerians since President Bola Tinubu took office.
In the song, Abdulkareem, responding to Seyi Tinubu's comments during his tour of Northern states – where he described his father as Nigeria's greatest president – urged the president's son to tell his father that the people are struggling.
The singer sang, “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,” Abdulkareem sang.