Between '50 Cent' and Eedris
SIR: I write this letter with much grief in my heart as it concerns the dance of shame that Eedris Abdulkareem, the rap artiste performed at no extra charge at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport recently.
It was rather unfortunate that I was not there to witness the whole drama but I thank The Guardian for feeding me with the details afterwards.
Recently, Eedris travelled out of the country on a musical tour to some African countries as well as the United States of America, and while he was at these places, was he in any way harassed, embarrassed or was any form of oppression meted out to him as I still find it difficult to comprehend what triggered off his barbaric demonstration to Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent) and his crew.
Had it been that he was treated the same way as he did "50Cent", would he have been able to claim the awards that he received as a result of his songs or would he have been able to successfully conclude his musical tour in the US? I am in total agreement with the comment that was made by one of those interviewed as a result of his behaviour, diagnosing his disease as "Acute Inferiority Complex" which in his case, is incurable.
It is always easy to point accusing fingers at people over this country's problems but what we do not consider are those things we count as irrelevant but actually go a long way in tarnishing the image of this great nation. Idris sang about how the government destabilised this country's economy and the various problems we are facing in the country but what he omitted was the attitude of the citizenry to the nation, an example of which he dishonourably showcased. I truly sympathise with Nigerian Breweries Plc whose sole objective was to provide optimum satisfaction to their esteemed customers ended up having their hopes dashed. I hope this case will serve as a guide when organising such programmes in the near future.
Kunle Sogbesan,
Lagos
