BREAKING NEWS
The
All Progressives Congress, APC, youth renaissance group has reacted to
Peter Okoye of P-square’s perceived ‘insult’ on the Federal government
of Nigeria.
The
brothers via their Instagram pages had questioned the federal
government’s purported move to ban production of music videos abroad.
They
said the federal government was trying to control what it never
supported, adding that one day, a law would surface that will monitor
how they sleep with their wives.
Reacting
in a statement signed by the APC youths national secretary, Collins
Edwin, the group described Peter Okoye as a “son of darkness.”
According
to APC, “We read the scurrilous remarks credited to Mr. Peter Okoye of
the P-square group against the Federal Government’s job-saving policy in
the entertainment industry with great anger and vexation.
“Least
of all persons to make scathing remark against the government is the
Psquare group which the local content policy of the Federal Government
dusted-up from the valley of obscurity.
“Where
was Peter Okoye or Psquare brand in 1999 when foreign music dominated
our airwaves? If not for the government policy which mandated all
broadcast stations in Nigeria to pay attention to Nigerian music by
playing 95 percent of Nigerian songs every day, would Peter Okoye or
Psquare be known to anybody in Nigeria today?
“Or would they have competed with better American music which dominated our airwaves then?
“After
the government have used its policy to brush them up from nothing to
something; instead of giving opportunity to other people, they are
taking Nigerian jobs to foreign countries through the shooting of music
videos abroad.
“Now
that government have intervened to raise great and better entertainers
again, Peter Okoye has the gut to insult the entire Federal Government
by calling our great leaders ‘Ndi Ala’ which means mad and stupid
people. How dare you say that Psquare?
“We,
therefore, urge the security agencies in the country to arrest Mr.
Peter Okoye for disrespecting our government and bringing it to a
disrepute.
“If
you cannot produce in Nigeria and hire Nigerians, then leave the
industry. We must export Nigerian culture to the outside world through
our music and videos.”
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