Controversial activist VeryDarkMan, VDM, has announced his intention to sponsor the production of a new video for Eedris Abdulkareem’s protest song.
The song “Tell Your Papa,” was recently banned by the Nigerian government.The National Broadcasting Commission,NBC, issued the ban on Thursday, calling the song “inappropriate” and “offensive.”
The protest song, which was initially not widely noticed, gained massive attention after the ban. The track calls out national issues such as hardship and insecurity, specifically addressing Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to inform his father about the struggles faced by the people of Nigeria.
In a passionate video message posted on his social media platforms, VDM criticized the federal government for silencing Eedris Abdulkareem’s message and accused them of avoiding the truth behind the song’s lyrics.
He argued that the government’s move to prevent the song from being aired on Nigerian radio and television reflected their discomfort with the truth about the country’s pressing issues.
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“What the singer said in the song is true. Isn’t there hardship in the country? Ain’t people dying from insecurity?” VDM said. He pointed out that the government’s attempt to restrict the song’s reach via traditional media platforms was an effort to control public discourse and silence voices of dissent.
VDM vowed to take matters into his own hands, declaring that social media would be the new platform to promote the song. “We are going to take it over by social media,” he stated. “We don’t even know radio. How many people listen to radio or watch TV?”
He also announced plans to fund a new video for the song, titled “Tell Your Papa 2,” which would feature him and a lookalike of President Tinubu.
This new version of the video would highlight even more of the country’s challenges and continue to shine a spotlight on the government’s failure to address them.
VDM’s commitment underscores his belief in the power of social media to challenge government narratives and amplify important voices that are often suppressed by traditional media.
Reported by The Conclave
