Rossikk:
To be an effective leader of Nigeria, you have to be a NATIONALIST,

It was reported that just before OBJ gave the directive, his Minister for Cultural Affairs had visited one of the top FM radio stations back then. Raypower I think it was, and had barged into the studio where the DJ was spinning his stuff live on air, and asked the DJ words to the effect of..

''All this Michael Jackson, Mary J Blige and Toni Braxton that you play, has any one of them ever called you or visited you to say ''thank you for playing our music''?

The DJ said ''No sir''.

The minister reported back to OBJ. But by then, the decision had already been taken by Baba, to axe foreign content by 80%.

So the ministerial report was just icing on the cake.

Alsenora:
That's life. Futuristic gains may not look good at present. Another baba is curently being called names over reforms that will be appreciated later.

Rossikk:


I was actually hoping that someone would make that connection.

Well done sir.

If you are the President of Nigeria, just do what you think is right and ignore the negative noise.

Nigerians themselves don't know what is good for them.

ycat:
This baboon had nothing to do with it, Nigerian musics are just damn good and it has always been good but wherever water goes, it always finds its level. I found out about Nikki Minaj and Candi B from Nairaland, because I don't belong where melody is missing, any music you can't figure out who sang it just by hearing the beat alone I don't want it.

helinues:


The oppositions never pray for the government to succeed hence undermining any government's efforts.

That's why one shouldn't be distracted with their market noise

babasolution:
This is a satanic lie.Obasanjo never gave such directive,if he did nobody followed it.

Radio stations continued to play foreign music the most up to 2007 when American music started becoming poorer.

Obasanjo years were the peak of American hiphop and rap in NIGERIA.

We listened all day to hiphop and rap jamz on Nigerian radio stations during Obasanjo years.

All stations played mostly foreign music,they also played good Nigerian music which were equally good.

It was probably foreign music videos that were
Mandated against, cos there was limited foreign videos then.

ycat:
This baboon had nothing to do with it, Nigerian musics are just damn good and it has always been good but wherever water goes, it always finds its level. I found out about Nikki Minaj and Candi B from Nairaland, because I don't belong where melody is missing, any music you can't figure out who sang it just by hearing the beat alone I don't want it.

Topman7:
Please ignore these children of yesterday typing rubbish.


Here is confirmation from Reno himself.

Reno Omokri

@renoomokri

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Nigerians did not use to listen to Nigerian music. We started listening to our local music when President Obasanjo and Ben Murray-Bruce implemented the 60% local content idea, forcing our radio and TV stations to play 60% local music. People complained. Today, not only do we love and listen to our indigenous music, Afrobeats is now the number one music genre on Earth.

Without Obasanjo and Ben Murray-Bruce being intentional about making Nigerians listen to local music, there could not have been Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Rema and Kizz Daniel. And I can prove it. Tiwa and Naira Marley are British citizens. They had to leave the UK for Nigeria to succeed locally here and globally thereafter.

That policy influenced Glo to use local artistes as brand ambassadors. And they sent them to etiquette school. Glo had P-Square on billboards all over Lagos and Nigeria. You could not go from Ikoyi to Victoria Island without seeing a giant Goo billboard with Nigerian music stars.

From Glo ambassadors, they were featured on CNN for the Glo with Pride campaign, and that blew our artistes up worldwide.

MTN did not start doing it until they saw Glo doing it. And that is the difference between a homegrown company and a foreign one. One had total commitment. The other is often here to exploit.

Good policy creates global hegemony.

The same thing will happen to Naira flotation. The Naira will find its natural value, and we will complain because we can no longer afford foreign goods and services as before. When we realise that nobody is coming to save us, we will accept the situation and be de Glo instead of MTN or Airtel and use IVM instead of Toyota and Range Rovers. We will toast our successes at Cubana and Quillox with palm wine rather than Moét, champagne, and scotch whiskey. We will fly Air Peace and replace custard with ogi and akamu.

Then, when we start featuring these made-in-Nigian goods and services in Nollywood movies and Afrobeat songs, the rest of the world will also buy them.

It is a template that never fails. When you love yourself, others will also love you. When you love your music and movies, others will also patronise them. When you celebrate your local goods and services, the rest of the world will venerate made in Nigeria. It begins with us. Naira flotation is good for Nigeria. Embrace it!

Nigeria must use her political, economic, military and social policies to promote her own military-industrial complex rather than just remaining a consumer nation. We must be prosumers, people who consume what they produce!

helinues:


The oppositions never pray for the government to succeed hence undermining any government's efforts.

That's why one shouldn't be distracted with their market noise

Forkthiefnubu:

So this Reno is your authority on Nigerian matters ? You guys have gone real haywire

Felimax:
At least he had a clear direction of what he was ready to achieve and he did. Unlike that thing we call presidents today that litmus testing every anus.

Alsenora:
That's life. Futuristic gains may not look good at present. Another baba is curently being called names over reforms that will be appreciated later.

Rossikk:


I was actually hoping that someone would make that connection.

Well done sir.

If you are the President of Nigeria, just do what you think is right and ignore the negative noise.

Nigerians themselves don't know what is good for them.

seunowa:

Keep your mouth shut. I could remember vividly when Obasanjo was called many unprintable names for that initiative by the myopic public same way many people are against naira flotation and tax reform bills.

huptin:


Nonsense

Topman7:


Small boy typing rubbish.

mrvitalis:

Tell us the Tinubu policy that would yield future gains I'm waiting just name 2

I bet you he won't dare name any because he knows there is none

Topman7:


Removal of fuel subsidies frees us from having to BORROW 10 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR to pay for them.

Do you have 10 BILLION DOLLARS in your account to fund the subsidy?

Go ahead nau...

ycat:
Ori e buru!

huptin:


Ori iyalaya e

ycat:
Ofo lo ma se pelu iya were to bi iwo omo adanu, apoda!

huptin:


Ko je tie at a won ebi e.

huptin:


Ko je tie at a won ebi e.