Veteran Nigerian rapper and activist, Eedris Abdulkareem, has once again taken aim at the country’s political establishment, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of partisanship in a new protest song titled “Ojoro INEC.”
The track, released on Friday 30th May, on YouTube and shared via the artist’s official X handle, questions the neutrality of INEC under the current administration, alleging it operates as an extension of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a spoken-word intro to the song, Abdulkareem responded to a mock journalist asking, “Ojoro INEC? Why do you think INEC is working for Tinubu and APC?”
He replied: “If the President is sure that he is not emasculating INEC, then let him immediately sanction: Electronic voting, Diasporan voting, That only PVC and not ID card be used for voting and INEC should start the registration of new political parties immediately, because that is how true democracy works.”
Throughout the song, the artist accuses INEC of colluding with the APC to undermine electoral integrity. “E be like say INEC dey work for APC,” he raps, followed by the refrain: “Ojoro, Ojoro, we no trust INEC at all.”
He describes the commission and the APC as “two sides of a dirty coin,” and calls INEC an “APC electoral umpire” turned “vampire wey dey suck the blood of innocent Nigerians by doing selection instead of election.”
The fiery lyrics also include pointed criticism of the judiciary, with Abdulkareem warning of coming revelations: “I go expose all the judges wey una dey use take win una court cases.”
The release of “Ojoro INEC” has already garnered over 15,000 views on X and is steadily climbing on YouTube, drawing attention just days after the government banned another politically charged song of his, “Tell Your Papa.”
Abdulkareem is no stranger to musical dissent. His 2003 hit “Nigeria Jaga Jaga” was banned from airwaves under then-President Olusegun Obasanjo but went on to become an anthem for disillusioned youth.
The timing of the new track, two years ahead of Nigeria’s next general election, is seen by many as a deliberate rallying cry, urging citizens to remain vigilant and resist political manipulation.
Abdulkareem’s lyrics are already sparking online debate around INEC’s credibility, and his call for reforms such as electronic and diasporan voting is expected to stir fresh political discourse.
