Maureen Azuh writes on the details of how controversial singer, Eedris Abdulkareem, exploits his new single titled Baba to respond to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent criticism of his song, Jagajaga
In
what can now be termed the cold war brewing between Eedris Abdulkareem
and former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, the rapper has released a new
single that shows that he is still in a fighting mood.
The new single apparently inspired by Obasanjo’s remarks about his songJagajaga, is titled Baba and rendered in pidgin. This time, the artiste sings about his opinion on Obasanjo’s reaction to Jagajaga and the current state of the country.
As
a prelude, the four-minute track currently ‘trending’ online begins
with a reference to ‘Baba’ who, Eedris says, is oppressing him.
“Papa
na you born me but I no send you again because you no be good Papa,” he
chants. “Which kind Papa dey oppress im pikin/Which kind Papa no like
im pikin/Which kind Papa no want make im pikin grow. I tire, I never see
this kind papa. For this moment I disown you/I no like you/ I dey look
for another papa.”
In the rap part of the song, Eedris tells ‘Baba’ that Nigeria’s situation has worsened since he released Jagajagaover 10 years ago.
“12 years ago Nigeria Jagajaga/Today
Nigeria don pafuka/You be bad Papa/You no be fine Papa/You dey oppress
pikin/Even for Abeokuta they no gbadun your style,” he says.
About
a fortnight ago, Obasanjo had expressed his reservations – which he has
never failed to do at any point in time – about Eedris’ Jagajaga which he described as blasphemous.
Obasanjo
had first 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.
At
a forum organised by the Nigerian Leadership Initiative in Lagos, in
late August also, the vocal, soldier-turned politician said Nigerians no
longer believe in themselves; and 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 jagajaga?
It is the height of blasphemy. We are grooming our youths for
tomorrow’s leadership and with such a person; I don’t think the country
can move forward.”
Apparently
angered by the reference to his song as blasphemous and a question
about his sanity, Eedris, in the retaliatory song, says Nigeria Jagajaga was
a prophesy and that Obasanjo’s dislike for the song has made him a
superstar. He adds that he would continue to sing about the Nigerian
situation despite ‘Baba’s’ criticism.
“I
de my house dey watch television na im I see baba Ota dey yarn say my
papa na yamayama/Say my mama na jagajaga. He say na Eedris be the
problem of Nigeria. If you talk again, I go sing another. You say make
they no give me show but I still dey survive. The road to your house for
Ota na jagajaga/Make you sidon for your house make I live my life,” he
adds.
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