Nigerian singer and rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has credited Seyi Tinubu for inspiring his latest song, ‘Tell your Papa”.
In a recent interview, the activist corrected the notion that recorded the song to attack the president’s son, noting that it was only a response to the younger Tinubu who claimed his father, Bola Tinubu, is Nigeria’s best-ever president.
Recall that in March 2025, Seyi in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, boasted that his father was the best Nigerian president yet, despite the hardship in the country.
Abdulkareem, however, countered him saying the song was a wake up call for Seyi to tell his father to address Nigeria’s economic and security challenges.
“Nigerian youths are just asking for basics: electricity, security, enabling economic environment, job creation and not palliatives.
“So, why should I attack Seyi Tinubu personally? If Seyi Tinubu never talked about it, I wouldn’t have recorded a song like that. So, I am replying to the video that he made. If he had kept quiet, I wouldn’t have said anything. I am inspired by Seyi Tinubu to record that song,” he said.
Recall that the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, immediately tagged Abdulkareem’s new song as inappropriate and banned it on radio and television.
