Pascal Oparada
Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, popularly called Falz has slammed Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in his new song.
Last year, Falz released a video, This Is Nigeria, in which he flayed the security operative and the way things are run in the country.
The song featured women in hijab drew the ire of the MURIC, which threatened court action if Flaz does not take the song off the air.
The groups protest led to the banning of the song by Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
Falz, who is a lawyer, is also the son of a popular legal icon, Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
In his latest video, the singer said after the threat by MURIC nothing was heard as he waited for them in the court concerning their threats.
He also slammed Nigeria politicians who, according to him, have four-year tenure but spend three of the years on holiday. The song nuanced Buhari’s frequent medical holiday’s in London.
He defended the new song saying that Nigerians have become accustomed to a chaotic situation.
“We have become terribly accustomed to this chaotic lifestyle. We all know that it is only a few people that benefit from this. They have ensured it remains that way. Yet we are quiet,” he said.
The song has gained traction on social media with many saying Falz mirrored the late Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti who was a virulent critic of governments of his day.
