The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the Federal Government to reverse what it termed the unlawful ban placed on Eedris Abdulkareem’s latest protest song, 'Tell Your Papa'.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project,
has asked the Federal Government to reverse what it termed the unlawful ban placed on Eedris Abdulkareem’s latest protest song, 'Tell Your Papa'. in a statement released on its X platform on Thursday, described the ban as a violation of the artist’s right to freedom of expression, warning of impending legal action if the directive is not rescinded within the stipulated time frame. “The Tinubu administration must immediately reverse the unlawful ban by the National Broadcasting Commission stopping Nigerian radio and TV stations from airing Eedris Abdulkareem’s new single.
reports that the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, in a memo dated April 9, 2025, and signed by Susan Obi, Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, had declared the song Not To Be Broadcast, NTBB. The NBC cited Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, which prohibits materials deemed offensive or against public decency.
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