Music Artiste In Nigeria Should Do Away With Lyrics that Promote Illicit Drugs – Yemi Sax

  The  'One Million Match Against Drug Abuse' press conference held penultimate Friday  at Jenivik Restaurant with Nigeria celebrities headline by NDLEA Ambassador and Sax record artiste Lamboginny as been use as an avenue to call on Nigeria’s music artiste to check on their lyrics, and if fine tune it to more Godly words  and do away with lyrics that promote drugs and other substance that can be dangerous to human health.

 RDB in a chat with Yemi Sax who was also present at the press conference reiterated that though illicit  drug use can’t be put to stop at once in Nigeria but with constant awareness and by using music has a tool, then we are on the road to a free illicit drug use in Nigeria and the world in general.

  Also The star-studded ‘One Million Match Against Drug Abuse’  walk is slated for 2 November, 2013, and will take-off from Obalende through Keffi, Awolowo Cay, City Mall, TBS and Tinubu Roundabout. Lamboginny, an artiste and ambassador of the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), is the convener of the project that has been described as the first of its kind in Nigeria.

Eminent Nigerians from all walks of life have confirmed to be part of the historic project, which is targeted as a platform to sensitize Nigerians, the youths in particular, on the dangers of drug abuse.

Dr. Femi Ajayi, the Director General of the NDLEA, will be the Guest Speaker of the event alongside ace comedian, Ali Baba and Charles Udoh; former Diamond Bank’s Head of Corporate Communications.

Celebrities that have confirmed their presence at the walk include Olisa Adibua (Beat FM), Kwame (Nigezie), Yaw (Wazobia FM), Olamide, Yemi Sax, Skuki  Ruggedman, Mbryo, Denrele, Kaffy and Yemi Alade.

Others include Kennis Music All Stars, General Pype, Artquake, Laide Bakare, Tekno Miles, OD Woods, Terry Apala, Kome, Owen Gee, MC Icewater and Akpororo.

Yemi Sax Chat.

Can drug abuse be put to stop in Nigeria?

Has it is said during the press conference  it might not be possible to put a final stop to it but it’s a gradual process. So sitting back and not doing anything about it  is not  really good but when we have people come together to say no to drug abuse of all forms, we can’t say with the campaign, words of mouth and music  drug abuse can be reduce in Nigeria, Africa or World.

Talk in terms of club owners you would agree with me that they make all this things available to their customers because they make their money from it, how do you think this can be cub?

Really this  movement has  started and been a  public figure and with the kind of Job we do, we go to this clubs for one or two things so its an avenue as an individual  to stop drug abuse in Nigeria also club owners through us they can be reach out to ad it can be reduce to some minimal level, it might not be possible to put a final stop to it at once  but with constant campaign and awareness we can really stop  it and educating people about drug abuse should be an everyday thing  and with the help of other celebrities with   their music and you know music is a very strong tool that can be use for such  a goal trust me with time drug abuse will be a by gone thing in our country.

Also taking about some lyrical contents of some Nigeria  artiste puts to their song and  artiste they seems to promote this things too, do you think it can be stopped?

Like seriously when it comes to  Nigeria artiste putting all these contents in their lyrics I think it has to stop and music association of Nigeria have too see to this and I think it has to get to a level where by they should be a body with the responsibilities of screening the contents of artiste before putting out and I think it’s a big work too but its not difficult because when they don’t talk about Drug I believe it won’t reduce the sales of their songs or album it just about discipline for Nigeria artiste as a whole.