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Published 7:39 am
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has reacted to a new song by singer Eedris Abdulkareem titled Jagajaga Reloaded which called him out.
Keyamo who took to
Twitter revealed that the song is a poor attempt at blackmail.
According to the Minister, Eedris Abdulkareem who is displaying a stance against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), once begged to be part of the Buhari Campaign Organisation which he directed in 2018.
Keyamo who showed screenshots of chats between both of them also said Eedris Abdulkareem begged to be introduced to the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
By Perez Brisibe
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, weekend, reacted to the release of Nigeria JagaJaga reloaded song by popular hip-hop artist, Eedris Abdulkareem Ajenifuja, where he (Keyamo) was accused of allegedly dinning with the cabals governing the country.
The four minutes song which featured other Nigeria artists like Nigga Raw, also criticized the President Muhammadu Buhari administration which it described as a “democracy military” as well as the activities of the military during the #EndSARS protest.
The Nigeria JagaJaga crooner in the remix of the original version which was released with a video a few weeks ago, questioned the position of the Minister in the President Buhari administration, saying, “Where Festus Keyamo sef? He don dey chop with cabal oh.”
Gbosa, gbosa, gunshot inna di air Nigeria had just returned to civil rule at the time, Olusegun Obasanjo was President and the likes of Festus Keyamo
, Femi Falana,
Gani Fawehimi and other civil rights activists were still in the trenches, giving governments hell and calling out perceived ills of the political class. Abdulkareem s Jaga Jaga was a commentary on how badly run Nigeria was and how everything was falling apart. Festus Keyamo says he is not about to abandon his principles for corrupt politicians (Instagram: @Festuskeyamo70) Festus Keyamo says he is not about to abandon his principles for corrupt politicians (Instagram: @Festuskeyamo70)
Daily Post Nigeria
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The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has accused Veteran musician, Eedris Abdulkareem of blackmailing him following his release of the song ‘Jagajaga reloaded.’
One of the lyrics in the song was “Where is Festus Keyamo ? He don dey chop with cabal o”.
Responding, Keyamo took to his Twitter page, revealing that Eedris had begged for money and was desperate in 2018 to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign.
His tweets read: “Abdulkareem just released a song, ‘jagajaga reloaded’, where he waxed the following lyrics, “where Festus Keyamo sef? He don dey chop with cabal oh”. I laughed out so loud and even danced to the rhythm too. But there is a small story behind this poor attempt at blackmail.
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By Perez Brisibe
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, weekend, reacted to the release of Nigeria JagaJaga reloaded song by popular hip-hop artist, Eedris Abdulkareem Ajenifuja, where he (Keyamo) was accused of allegedly dinning with the cabals governing the country.
The four minutes song which featured other Nigeria artists like Nigga Raw, also criticized the President Muhammadu Buhari administration which it described as a “democracy military” as well as the activities of the military during the #EndSARS protest.