<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>Veteran Nigerian rapper&comma; <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;Eedris-Abdulkareem"><strong>Eedris Abdulkareem<&sol;strong><&sol;a> has stirred public discourse after branding President Bola Tinubu as the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;worst president ever” in Nigeria’s history&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The bold remark was made during an interview with News Central TV on Wednesday&comma; in response to the controversy surrounding his recently <strong>banned protest song&comma; <em>Tell Your Papa<&sol;em><&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img decoding&equals;"async" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1171473" alt&equals;"Eedris Abdulkareem" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"823" data-lazy- src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;04&sol;photo-2025-04-10T173935&period;669-1&period;jpeg"&sol;><img decoding&equals;"async" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1171473" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;04&sol;photo-2025-04-10T173935&period;669-1&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Eedris Abdulkareem" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"823" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The National Broadcasting Commission &lpar;<a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;nbc"><strong>NBC<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&rpar; had earlier banned the politically charged track&comma; sparking debates over censorship and freedom of expression in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During the interview&comma; Abdulkareem argued that both Nigerian and international laws uphold his right to speak out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The 1999 Nigerian Constitution guarantees freedom of expression in Section 39… Article 19 of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights &lpar;UDHR&rpar; and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights &lpar;ICCPR&rpar; acknowledges the importance of freedom of expression for democracy&comma; human rights&comma; and the rule of law&comma;”<&sol;em> he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <em>Jagajaga<&sol;em> crooner didn’t mince words when addressing recent comments made by<a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;Seyi-Tinubu"><strong> Seyi Tinubu<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&comma; son of the president&comma; who described his father as the greatest president Nigeria has ever had&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Seyi&comma; I differ&period; Your dad is not the greatest president&comma; as far as Nigeria is concerned right now&comma;”<&sol;em> Abdulkareem said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You look more perfect in silence than when you speak&period; I would advise you to hand over the microphone to the MC next time&period; Tinubu may be the best father to you&comma; but he is the worst president ever in Nigeria&comma;”<&sol;em> he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The rapper emphasised that his criticism was not personal but rooted in the harsh realities Nigerians face—worsening hunger&comma; joblessness&comma; and <strong>insecurity<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now 51&comma; Eedris Abdulkareem has long been known for his activism through music&period; His 2004 hit <em>Jaga Jaga<&sol;em> was a cultural landmark in political criticism&comma; and <em>Tell Your Papa<&sol;em> continues that legacy&comma; challenging the current administration’s handling of national issues&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite the NBC ban&comma; the song has gone viral online&comma; with many Nigerians praising Abdulkareem for voicing what they believe are the frustrations of the common man&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Watch the video below …<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width&equals;"560">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr" lang&equals;"en">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Tinubu is the best father to Seyi Tinubu&comma; but he is the worst president ever in Nigeria&period;”<a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;EedrisOriginal&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;EedrisOriginal<&sol;a> says President Tinubu is a good father to Seyi Tinubu&comma; but he has failed Nigerians as a leader&period; <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;RqJIMsu2Tf">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;RqJIMsu2Tf<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>— News Central TV &lpar;&commat;NewsCentralTV&rpar; <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;NewsCentralTV&sol;status&sol;1912439718215668012&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">April 16&comma; 2025<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;tinubu-is-the-worst-president-ever-eedris-abdulkareem&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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