A former presidential aide, Reuben Abati, has slammed American rapper Nicki Minaj over her scheduled speech on Christian genocide in Nigeria.
Naijaonpoint reports that the rapper will be delivering a speech today at the United Nations (UN) about the allegations of Christian genocide in the country.
The US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, had stated that he was leveraging on Nicki Minaj’s massive platform to highlight what he described as atrocities against Christians in Nigeria.
However, speaking on Arise News, Abati described the rapper as a clout chaser.
He suggested that Nigeria should also have Tiwa Savage appear on national television to defend the country at the same time Nicki Minaj would be speaking on Tuesday.
He said, “Nicki Minaj said she wants Americans where there is religious freedom. My response was that, look, Nicki Minaj is a rapper from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. She should just concentrate on her Anaconda music, her rap music, and what is it called… Barbs.
“As far as I’m concerned, she’s chasing clout, even if she has been invited to this forum by a White House advisor and also by Michael Waltz.
“I think what we should do, since now the Americans are adding influencers and all of that, is that we also have influencers here. If I were to advise on strategy, by that time, when Nicki Minaj is speaking, we should put Tiwa Savage on national television for her to express patriotic opinions about her country.
“To say whatever she wants to say, because it’s not a matter for people chasing clout, looking for influence and all that.
“We can also have Tiwa Savage or other people defend their country, whatever their belief is.”
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