Eedris Abdulkareem says his new album is in support of GEJ & his administration

Rapper Eedris Abdulkareem was a guest on
Channels TV's Sunrise programme yesterday
Aug. 16th where he revealed that his

forthcoming album titled G2G or G to G is
mostly about asking Nigerians to stop the
attack on Pres. Jonathan and leave him to rule.
He believes GEJ has done well for Nigeria
"Since I was born a Nigerian growing up, I
have always known that propaganda is
the issue and they just share the money
up and down. This Lagos-Ibadan
expressway has been there for fifteen
years by the former Minister of Works,
Baba Tony Anenih and they didn't do
anything .Goodluck is doing that road.
That is the Federal government road, He
is working on it. Our airport has been
reformed. Thirdly our agricultural sector,
farmers don't get their fertilizer directly
but today they get their fertilizer, fertilizer
is now a big business. So it is important
we say all these things because most
people don't know. We all know that the
insecurity is propaganda. " he said.
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Asked if his new crusade for GEJ is because he
hopes to get something out of it, Eedris
replied;
"I was was the first person that
came out in the rally when Pres.
Goodluck Jonathan increased the fuel
price at Ojota. I have never seen
Goodluck before but what I know is
going on with that guy is a big
propaganda and they should leave
him alone let him work. When I sang
jagajaga, did anybody pay me? If
opposition paid me, by now I go don
get plenty billions. So its simple, the
facts must be told. When I sang
Nigeria jagajaga, it was 12 years ago
and this is 12 years later, so why is
everybody blaming the poor guy?
because he is from Niger Delta or
because the presidency has left the
north?" he said.
Eedris also criticized Nigerian artistes who pay
international acts to feature in their songs. He
said it's unacceptable and only happens
because the Nigerian music industry is not
regulated.
"The music industry is not regulated, it is
an individual effort. People like Chief
Raymond Dokpesi, Mr John Momoh and
Kenny Ogungbe have sacrificed their
personal money to take the music
industry to this level. The music industry
is not regulated. It is an individual effort.
So it is important that the music industry
be regulated so that our artiste would be
paid their royalties, mechanical rights and
all that. Don't forget, everybody that
plays their songs don't pay them royalty.
Some of them even go to the stations to
pay people to play their music.
International acts want to come because
they know that their is money in Nigeria
and we are not doing one thing right, we
are not treating our artistes with respect
and love. Why would you bring someone
from America and you would pay the
person $1.5m and you pay your own
artiste here N10million and your artiste
would be on stage for the next one hour
and the person you brought from America
would perform only 10minutes and he
would leave. Why?
Because their industry is regulated out
there and they get their mechanical rights.
For example, do you know some of our
artistes travel out there and they get to
pay these international artistes money to
feature in their album? Its not done.
Americans don't do that. They come
together and do a duet and they leave the
rest for the management to bring in the
money on the table but our own people
would take their own money to go do
that. Its crazy! So it is an individual effort.
Artiste in Nigeria are not united" he said