Apostle Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, has criticised the Afrobeats genre, arguing that its lyrics lack meaningful content.
Speaking during the church’s Mid-year Worship concert, Enenche claimed that many Afrobeats songs contain what he described as “rubbish” lyrics and exert a negative influence on young people.
He also encouraged gospel musicians to produce more youth-focused songs, saying such efforts would help counter what he considers the adverse impact of Afrobeats on the younger generation.
“We will organise a youth fire night on the 25th of September. Prinx Emmanuel and other young music ministers here, clean your calendar for that date.
“It is better to have music that is saying something that youth is hearing than the garbage that worldly musicians sing.
“Most of those Afrobeats are just saying rubbish. Smoking Indian hemp while they are singing and influencing the youths in negative ways.
“By the time you have this positive replacement for such garbage, then your life can not follow such a direction.
“And I trust that in time to come, more of this [energetic Gospel] music will be very word-loaded to disciple you, show you steps to take, how to stay away from negative friends, how to make the right decisions and so on,” he stated.