Popular singer and former member of The Remedies, Edward Ashiedu Brown, popularly known as Eddy Remedy, has claimed that his father was among those who wrote the Nigerian national anthem but never got credited nor any form of acknowledgement for his efforts.
Eddy claimed that his father, Ashiedu Brown, a retired police officer, was in the Nigeria Police Band that composed the national anthem but all the credits were given to his boss, Benedict Elise Odiase, the director of the band as at the time. Speaking to this effect in a recent interview with Daddy Freeze,
He said and we quote, “Now I understand why my dad didn’t want me to do music. Because they did the same thing to him. My Dad was among those who wrote the national anthem. But what did he get? Did they give him any recognition? Instead, they gave all the credit to his boss, [Benedict] Odiase, who was the commissioner of Police then,”
Eddy said he discouraged his son from Venturing into Music because he fear Nigeria will not give him the acknowledgement he deserves.
Eddy Remedy, whose real name is Edward Ashiedu Brown, is a Nigerian musician and songwriter. He started his music career in the late 1990s as a member of the group, The Remedies, with whom he released the hit song “Sakomo.” After the group disbanded, he launched a solo career and released his debut album, “Eddy na Eddy,” under Kennis Music in 2002, which featured popular tracks such as “Wa gba Control” and “Aye mi Temi.”