Facebook deletes singer Rarara’s account over pro-Tinubu song

Facebook has removed the account of popular Hausa singer Dauda Adamu, known as Rarara.

The account, which had over 1 million followers, was deleted on Saturday. When Daily Trust checked on Sunday afternoon, the account could no longer be found.

Reports indicate that Nigerians reported Rarara’s account in large numbers after he released a song praising President Bola Tinubu during a time of economic hardship, characterized by rising food prices.

In the song, Rarara stated, “Tinubu has made Nigeria great. Northerners have said goodbye to hunger, insecurity, and poverty.”

This incident occurred amidst plans for a nationwide protest against the current economic difficulties in Nigeria. Adding to the controversy, Rarara’s mother, Hajiya Hauwa’u Adamu, was recently kidnapped by bandits in Kahutu village, the singer’s hometown in Danja local government area of Katsina State. According to a source close to the family, she was released after 20 days in captivity.

Meanwhile, users on X have called for the removal of all of Rarara’s social media accounts.

One user, @Waspapping_, tweeted: “Tomorrow, when everyone on Arewa Twitter is up and awake, I want each of you to please take a minute to report Rarara’s Twitter account. Mocking the suffering of the masses should have consequences.

” Another user, @ArewaaConnect, said: “We need all Arewa tweeps to massively report Rarara’s Twitter account. This is also another way to protest against all these ungrateful and unpatriotic citizens.

” User @mahbeel_A also urged, “Arewa Twitter, let’s do this now! Let’s report Rarara’s Twitter account.”

On Facebook, Kawu Garba, who has over 75k followers, wrote in Hausa: “Please get me Rarara’s phone number. We will place at least 1 million calls to it until his phone crashes.

” Ibrahim Ma’aji Gawuna commented: “Oga, let’s follow him to TikTok and also deal with him there…” and Rabeel Isarh Yandoma added, “I will place at least 100,000,000 split-second calls (beep calls).”

Rarara has been a well-known figure in Nigeria’s political landscape since the days of former President Muhammadu Buhari. His songs have garnered him popularity and earned him favor with Buhari and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Rarara was appointed National Director of Music for the Buhari 2019 Presidential Support Committee during Buhari’s bid for a second term. Despite some Nigerians’ dissatisfaction with Buhari’s handling of the country’s affairs, Rarara continued to support the president, asserting that he was on the right track to make Nigeria great.

To demonstrate Buhari’s continued popularity, Rarara asked Nigerians to contribute N1000 to fund his next song, countering claims that Buhari had lost the support of the masses. Rarara said in an interview: “I was pushed to make that call based on some claims by Buhari’s antagonists who claimed that Buhari has lost popularity among Nigerian masses. Knowing well that President Buhari is still dear to poor Nigerians, I resolved to make the call on the supporters of Mr President to contribute N1000 each to fund my next song.”

However, in a surprising turn of events, Rarara criticized Buhari just months after he left office, expressing regret for supporting him. In a video circulated on social media, the singer stated, “I regret supporting Buhari because I thought that he would bring reforms to Nigeria, but we didn’t see that up to the end of his tenure. Buhari’s administration crippled all agencies of government, they need to be revitalized.”

Rarara also praised the first 100 days of Tinubu’s administration, stating that they were better than the eight years of Buhari’s administration. Although he has not received an official appointment from the current administration, his songs indicate strong support for President Tinubu.