Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Enenche, has expressed displeasure with Afrobeats, claiming the genre lacks meaningful lyrical content.

Speaking during the church’s Mid-year Worship concert, he claimed that Afrobeats musicians produce meaningless lyrics, which are negatively influencing young people.

The clergyman urged gospel artists to create more youth-focused music to counter what he described as the harmful effects of Afrobeats.

He announced a youth fire night scheduled for September 25 and encouraged young gospel ministers to grace the program.

Eneche further argued that gospel music should be word-loaded to disciple youths, guide them in making right decisions, and help them avoid negative influences.

He said:
“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.”