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Olusola Fabiyi and Chux Ohai
Controversy on Tuesday surrounded an alleged ban on songs of three Nigerian musicians by the National Broadcasting Commission.
Online platforms widely reported that
the NBC had banned ‘Wo’ and Wavi Level’ by Olamide; Davido’s remix of
‘If’ and 9ice’s ‘Living Things’.
Although the commission did not,
according to the reports, give specific reasons for banning the songs,
many felt the decision might have been influenced by a recent reaction
from the Federal Ministry of Health to the music video of Olamide’s new
song.
Last Friday, in a message posted on
Twitter, the ministry kicked against the video of ‘Wo’, released a few
days ago and described the content as contravening the Tobacco Control
Act of 2015.
The National Broadcasting Commission has, however, denied banning the artistes’ songs.
It said the news on the alleged ban came from a fake website linked to the ‘Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.’
Spokesman for the commission, Antia
Ekanem, stated this in a text message to one of our correspondents in
Abuja on Tuesday night.
“What you saw on that website was fake.
It is not from the NBC. What you saw there is ‘Nigeria Broadcasting
Corporation’ and not the ‘National Broadcasting Commission,” he said.
Reacting to the alleged ban, Olamide had said that he never intended to cause harm to music fans with the song.
He tweeted on Tuesday, “No intentions of
promoting tobacco to get people killed. I love my people, I love my
country. One love, one Nigeria.”
Source: PUNCH
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