Veteran Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem has shared a surprising story about his encounter with former president Olusegun Obasanjo over his controversial hit song ‘Jagajaga’.
Speaking during an appearance on The Honest Bunch, he revealed that the drama began when he received a call informing him that Obasanjo was speaking about him on television.
“I was sleeping one day and received a call from someone, ‘Put on your TV, Obasanjo is talking about you.’ I was like, really, what did I do?
And I heard Obasanjo say that he loves songs like ‘If you push me, I will push you’, he loves songs like ‘He go better’, but there is one stupid boy that sang ‘Nigeria Jagajaga’. It’s his father and his mother that are Jagajaga.”
Rather than feel offended, the rapper said he was excited that his message had reached the president at the time.
Months later, he got an unexpected opportunity to perform at an international event in Europe attended by Obasanjo and other dignitaries.
“Three months later, my friend, the German ambassador, reached out and said I should come perform at an event where the president would be. When it was my turn, before I got on stage, the DJ started playing ‘Jagajaga’.”
He revealed that Obasanjo initially danced to the song, unaware of what was playing, before suddenly realizing it was the same track he had criticized.
“At that moment, Obasanjo didn’t know the song. He was dancing. A few minutes later, it dawned on him that it was ‘Nigeria Jagajaga’. He got upset immediately, stood up and travelled back to Nigeria.”
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“I was sleeping my phone rang say oboy put on the TV Ọbasanjọ is talking about you, I was like really ah watin I do? I put on the TV and I was hearing Ọbasanjọ saying I love songs like if you push me I go push you, I love songs like E go better, But there’s one stupid boy… pic.twitter.com/Up8DszZPPJ
— OVP📍 (@Ov_Philip) April 15, 2026
