Former President Olusegun Obasanjo,
has for the umpteenth time expressed
his anger at Nigerian rapper, Eedris
Abdulkareem for his 2004 track titled,
‘Nigeria jaga jaga’.
Still embittered over the condescending but
popular hit track -Nigeria jaga jaga-about the
poor state of Nigeria, Mr Obasanjo, claimed
that, producing such a song shows that the
artiste does not believe in future of the country.
The former president made the remark while
speaking at a forum organized by Nigeria
Leadership Initiative (NLI) in Lagos on
Tuesday, where he also expressed his passion to
see the country excel.
According to the former Head of State, “one of
the worst problems Nigeria is facing is
disbelief”, adding that “Nigerians no longer
believe in themselves 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
jaja jaja?” he asked.
“It is the height of blasphemy.”
“We are grooming our youths for tomorrow’s
leadership and with such persons I don’t think
the country can move forward” he stated
emphatically.
Mr Obasanjo has always taken on the former
Remedies member whenever he refers to the
track, never mincing words while condemning
the track and the artiste.