Legendary Nigerian hip-hop artist Eedris Abdulkareem has described President Bola Tinubu as the worst president Nigeria ever produced.
He said Mr Tinubu may be a good father to his son, Seyi; the same can’t be said of Nigerians.
Mr Abdulkareem stated this during his appearance on Channels TV’s Rubbin’ Minds on Sunday, where he discussed his latest diss song “Tell your papa”.
The track, which lambasted the Tinubu administration for alleged monumental failures, has sparked debates across the polity.
The song was also banned by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC.
The singer, however, clarified that he didn’t attack the president’s son but only replied to a statement he [Seyi ] made claiming that his father is the best president ever.
“I saw a video of Seyi Tinubu campaigning for his father and defending him. He kept saying, ‘My father is the best president. My father is the greatest president. They are coming for my father!’,” Mr Abdulkareem said.
“He kept repeating that line multiple times, and honestly, he looked better when he was silent. I would advise him to hand the microphone to an MC next time. He lacks the charisma and understanding to communicate the real economic situation Nigerians are facing under his father’s leadership.”
He added that,”Tinubu may be the best father to Seyi Tinubu, but he is the worst president Nigeria has ever had.”
The musical icon lamented the growing lack of jobs and deteriorating security challenges in the country.
“Nigerian youths don’t have jobs, not to mention food. They can’t even travel safely on roads because of kidnappers. Seyi Tinubu should try travelling without security—board a commercial bus from Yaba to Benin and see what ordinary Nigerians go through.”
Addressing criticism that his lyrics were a personal attack on Seyi Tinubu, Mr Abdulkareem said, “Some people ask why I attacked Seyi. But if Seyi hadn’t come out to speak publicly in defence of his father, I wouldn’t have responded. I only replied to what he said. There’s no insult in my song—just facts about the policies and failures of Tinubu’s government.
“They lied about subsidy, lied about fixing the economy, and lied about strengthening the naira. Everything is worse now. If you listen to my song, you’ll know I’m just telling the truth.”
