Eedris Abulkareem mocked Sanusi Lamido in the aftermath of his dethronement as the Emir of Kano State. He took to his Instagram page yesterday.
The veteran rapper who has been more outspoken about his criticism of the government tore into the dethroned Emir.
He also slammed him for turning against the Goodluck Jonathan administration. He wrote:
“Dear Sanusi Lamido, a corrupt man caught stuffing dollars into his babariga removed you from office. It’s an unfortunate situation but this is the price you have to pay for championing the “Jonathan is Corrupt” cause with no evidence but propaganda. Today, you are witnessing the real corruption! Good luck! May Ubeku.”
The governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje dethroned the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido on Monday.
According to the Director-General, Media and Communications, Kano State Government; Salihu Yakasai, Lamido‘s dethronement received unanimous approval from the Kano State Executive Council.
Before his accession to the throne, Lamido was an economist and banker.
He served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2009 to 2014; After which he was suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan for raising the alarm on the US$20 billion NNPC scandal.
Abdulkareem’s Interview
However, just recently Eedris Abdulkareem said he feels vindicated 18 years after he released his hit track Nigeria Jaga Jaga.
Abdulkareem made this known in an interview on Channels TV‘s Rubbing Minds explaining that the country has remained the same even though he was openly criticized by the then president of the country following the release of his song.
The Jaga Jaga crooner said:
“In 2002, I dropped Nigeria Jaga Jaga. The ex-president came on the National TV and said, “the boy wey sing that song, na him papa and him family jaga jaga“. I was very happy that my message got to the president.
“I was very happy that the president responded to me; because that means they were listening and today I’ve been vindicated again because Nigeria is still jaga jaga.”
Eedris Abdulkareem released the controversial hit track, Jaga Jaga, a Yoruba term for a shambles, declaiming corruption and suffering in Nigeria in 2002.
The Federal Government banned the track from radio because it projected corruption and suffering in Nigeria. However, this did not stall the song’s popularity.
