The All Progressives Congress, APC, youth renaissance group
has reacted to Peter Okoye of P-square’s perceived ‘Slander’ on the Federal
government of Nigeria.
The call was made in a statement signed by its National
Secretary, Mr. Collins Edwin.
After the FG through the minister for Information, Lai
Mohammed, had made known plans to ban foreign production of musical videos and
movies, the p-square brothers had through their IG pages expressed their opinions
towards the decision and also questioned the decision.
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.
Well, their opinions didn’t go well with APC youths as they
have reacted to it. The group even described Peter Okoye as a “Son of darkness”.
According to the group, they read the scurrilous remarks
credited to Mr. Peter Okoye of the Psquare 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
per cent 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 it’s 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.
“If you cannot produce in Nigeria and hire Nigerians, then
f**k-out of the industry,” it said.
The APC youth stressed that we must export Nigerian culture
to the outside world through our music and videos.
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