Veteran Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, has called out Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the leader of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), for not speaking up about the current government’s actions under President Bola Tinubu.
Abdulkareem expressed his concerns in a new song titled “Emilokan,” released on Sunday.
In the song, Abdulkareem criticized Adeboye for staying silent despite the economic hardships people are facing in Nigeria.
He pointed out that during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s time in office, Adeboye was vocal and even threatened to lead a protest march.
Abdulkareem urged Adeboye to organize his church members to protest against the Tinubu administration, just as he planned to do during Jonathan’s tenure.
“Baba, we need your one million disciples to protest against Tinubu government, just the way you protest against President Jonathan,” he said.
Abdulkareem emphasized that influential leaders like Adeboye have a duty to speak out on important national issues affecting the people.
He questioned why Adeboye has not mobilized his followers to stand against the current hardships.
Watch video below:
"When Goodluck Jonathan was in power Pastor Adeboye hit the street of lagos in protest, now his beloved candidate Tinubu is in power his legs are too weak to protest ~Eedris Abdulkareempic.twitter.com/GVY6i2ainj
— UGo (@Oforma19) June 17, 2024
The video of Abdulkareem’s song has sparked a debate on social media. Some people agree with Abdulkareem, saying religious leaders should take a stand on political matters. Others criticized the artist for bringing Adeboye into his song. See comments below:
CAnochiwa: “Message plenty oh!!! Oluwat’Obi-dient Ifeanyi”
FadoroTobi: “Legend still making a point”
MESIGO422: “The suffer never even start una they complain… the shege go saraaaa”
Real_Adeniji: “The rap 10/100…The message 100/100. I’ll go for the message and ignore the bars…”
OKWYtycoon: “Legend he’s not a coward or a sycophant that’s why he keeps spewing the facts!”
barrahart: “To those who don’t think this flow is top tier…You only know rap. You don’t know Hip-Hop.”
