Eedris Abdulkareem Scores High with "Tell Your Papa" Lyrics
It's funny how controversies have a way of influencing the failure or success of a thing. Why one can't predict its exact move per time, certain patterns have proven it to be an effective strategy for publicity. Let's call it "reverse publicity" --- something like the reverse engineering thing.
"Tell Your Papa", Eedris Abdulkareem's latest single, released on the 7th of April, has raised so much dust because of its combative nature or something one might call a daring response to Seyi Tinubu's claim that his father was the best president in the history of Nigeria on the 17th of March, while addressing a bunch of youth(s) in Adamawa. This statement hasn't only caused antipathy among the populace, it's also attracted shades of bashing on the presidency. It's a typicality of "omo osan lo n ko gbongbo ba'ya e".
There's no gainsaying that Tinubu is a "democratic" tyrant. He hates demonstrations. He hates vocality. He hates opposition -- very intolerant. In a swift response to clamp down on it, NBC banned the song from being played on radio and television just two days after, the 9th of April precisely. A move Obasanjo made and regretted in 2012. Come to think of it, if this is how the government always responds to unprovoked killings by Fulani terrorists they euphemistically call herdsmen or bandits, would insecurity not be curbed?
Ironically, since the ban, the song has become very popular on different streaming platforms because the lyrics resonates with the reality of Nigerians: from food to telecommunications, insecurity, electricity, etc.. Eedris may have temperament issues, this time, he has scored high with this amanpiano cum upbeat Afro-pop sound. Enjoy the lyrics below.
[Chorus]
Tell your PapaSeyi, tell your papa country hard
Tell your Papa
Seyi, tell your papa people dey die
Tell your papa
Seyi, this one don pass jaga jaga
Jaga jaga
Yama-yama
Wuru, Ojoro
Mago-mago
Where the mago-mago dance?
Where the wuru-wuru dance?
Where the mago-mago dance?
Seyi, how far? Omo Èmi ló kan
You say your papa na best president?
Okay, after two years
Tell me wetin your papa don do
Hunger wan kill us
To buy food na luxury
Kpomo, èjà , iresi, èwà , ishu, garri
Indomie, Spaghetti
People dey jump insidе lagoon
Because of economic hardship
Vеry wicked policy
Anti-people’s policy
Country hard, people dey die
Hunger dey, your papa no try
We are not against your father
If your papa do well, we go praise am
If e no do well, we go yarn am
To buy food na luxury
Electricity na luxury
Your papa don increase tariff
Even the light, we no see
To on AC, na luxury
Heat wan kill us for the country
To buy data na luxury
Three hours e don finish
Telecommunication companies connive with the government
Banking industry connive with the government
To frustrate Nigerians
This na total wickedness
Your Papa no be the best president
To buy clothe wear na luxury
One jeans 40k
Tshirt 25k
Hustle go, hustle come
Body no be fire wood
Parents work everyday
Them still no fit pay school fees
Inflation for the nation
Nigerians no fit function
[Verse 2]
Seyi, how far?
I swear your papa no try
Too much empty promises
Balabu, grammar
Bulabu, wahala
On behalf of Nigerians
Take our message to him
Kidnappers dey kill Nigerians
Seyi, try travel by road without your security
Make you feel the pains of fellow Nigerians
You dey fly private jet
Insecurity no be your problem
Nigerians wey dey travel by road
Some of them dey face death sentence
…..
Shagamu, Ore,…Benin
Make you tell Mr President
Hunger dey, anger dey
You still want make them cooperate?
If people dey protest, use soldiers oppress them
Removal of subsidy
A bold step they call it
How much your papa don save?
Since him remove subsidy
Lagos-Calabar coastal road
Four point nine billion per kilometer
700 kilometers run into multiple trillions
When normal road inside town no get any attention
Even Dave Umahi don do worse mago-mago
Judiciary is comprised
State of emergency inside Rivers state
…..
Definition of this government
Akpabio, Natasha, I go soon shoot una movie
Wait for it, it’s coming
Continue to do what you do
I hail you
This guy is bold. Although he likes controversies but this one is way justified. Kundusi. Lol.
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