This comes after Peter Okoye had slammed the intentions of the Federal Government through the ban, referring to it as ‘shameful‘.
Replying Peter Okoye’s condemnation of the ban, Mr Collins Edwin, the group national secretary of the APC youth group in a statement made available to PoliticsNGR, referred to Peter Okoye as a ‘son of darkness’ and urged security agencies to arrest the musician for comments alleged slander and defamation of character.
Read the full statement below;
We 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 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.

This APC people the funny me sha...whoever is supporting APC's policies so far are the real children of darkness
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ReplyDeleteNothing to say about this...... But all I know is that everyone has freedom to express himself so the APC shouldn't have hit at Psquare for his comment
If @all he(Peter Okoye) want to comment on FGN' ban of foreign shooting of Music&videos. He shldn't av abuse the d FGN that's bad
ReplyDeleteDats psqurae opinion oo freedom of speech is welcome. Let's face d truth don't our govt patronize foreign wears seek treatment abroad.watin be APC problem sef.dey are ndi ala
ReplyDeleteYou DE mind that bloody fool talking rubbish
DeleteThem where is the freedom speech in the country rubbish
ReplyDeletePeter okoye is educated and knows Wat local content and jobs for teeming youth means, its our leaders that fail to realize DAT dey are not doing dier home work, do u really think its d fg DAT stops foreign music from making wave my dear u lie its simply d law of perfection in d art of music which pushed foreign music away. In Nigeria we major on d minor and minor on d major.simply misplacement of priorities.am at home com beat me.ndi ala govt
ReplyDeleteWhat right do DAT guy has in d first place to call a man who is better Dan u a son of darkness.u just lost it there.
ReplyDeleteIf it is so...Buhari shouldnt have gone to uk for medical treatment .....We have some better hospital both public and private ......
ReplyDeleteNonsense too nonsense APC
ReplyDeleteHow has shooting videos or music in overseas got to concern the FGN, are they composer of the music or the producer. The problem they are facing never still with them, yet looking for musicians wahalla. Wallahi una yansh will be worldly exposed. It's better una make this a silent corpse. Thou shall not allow the movie industry to start with una unscrupulous act and attitude of looting and embezzlement. Good day.
ReplyDeleteHow has shooting videos or music in overseas got to concern the FGN, are they composer of the music or the producer. The problem they are facing never still with them, yet looking for musicians wahalla. Wallahi una yansh will be worldly exposed. It's better una make this a silent corpse. Thou shall not allow the movie industry to start with una unscrupulous act and attitude of looting and embezzlement. Good day.
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