{"id":114358,"date":"2023-10-29T18:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T18:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/29\/house-of-reps-committee-invites-naira-marley-mohbads-legal-team-over-late-singers-royalty\/"},"modified":"2023-10-29T18:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T18:56:03","slug":"house-of-reps-committee-invites-naira-marley-mohbads-legal-team-over-late-singers-royalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/29\/house-of-reps-committee-invites-naira-marley-mohbads-legal-team-over-late-singers-royalty\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Reps committee invites Naira Marley, Mohbad\u2019s legal team over late singer\u2019s royalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A joint committee of the House of Representatives has invited Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, over the royalties of late Afrobeat singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a Mohbad).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint committee, comprising the committees on Youth, Justice and Legislative Compliance, in a letter sighted by PREMIUM TIMES, asked Naira Marley and the legal team of the late singer to appear before it on October 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter of invitation was dated October 26 and signed by the clerk of the Committee, Yusuf Ibrahim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohbad, an ex-signee of Naira Marley\u2019s record label, died at 27 under unclear circumstances on 12 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naira Marley has also been accused of bullying or ordering the harassment of the late singer, however, police have\u00a0<strong>identified\u00a0<\/strong>other suspects connected to the death of the later singer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had earlier this month turned himself over to the police and was taken into\u00a0custody\u00a0for interrogation and other investigation activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PREMIUM TIMES had\u00a0<strong>reported\u00a0<\/strong>that the House resolved to wade into the singer\u2019s death following a motion moved by Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Committee was mandated to ensure that the family of the late singer gets all the due entitlement from his works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mohbad\u2019s royalties<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the letter, the lawmakers said the interaction is to ensure that the family of the later singer gets what is due to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe House Committees on Justice, Youth and Legislative Compliance invite you and the legal team of MOHBAD for an interactive meeting session as regards a referral received being a resolution of the House of Representatives during their plenary session on Tuesday 26th September 2023 with respect to the circumstances surrounding the royalties and other benefits of Mohbad and to ascertain the level of your interaction with other relevant copyright organisations, such information will guide the committee on further legislative action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn view of the above, you are kindly invited for an interactive session with the chairman, Committee on Justice, Youth and legislative compliance scheduled as follows,\u201d the letter reads.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A joint committee of the House of Representatives has invited Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, over the royalties of late Afrobeat singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a Mohbad). 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