A former presidential aide, Reuben Abati, has said that
American rapper Nicki Minaj is chasing clout in reaction to her scheduled
speech today at the United Nations (UN) about the allegations of Christian
genocide in Nigeria.
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.
In a collaboration, the US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz,
and rapper Minaj are teaming up this Tuesday to spotlight Christian persecution
in Nigeria.
Waltz, who made the announcement on X, said he was
leveraging Nicki Minaj’s massive platform to highlight what he described as
atrocities against Christians in Nigeria.
Nicki Minaj, who had previously called out Nigerian leaders
for doing little or nothing to stop the killing of Christians in the country,
expressed gratitude for the opportunity to be on the show.
The speech by the singer and the ambassador about what is
allegedly going on in Nigeria will take place on Tuesday in New York.
However, Reuben Abati feels such a role is not for the
rapper. He said on Arise News, “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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