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.
Former presidential aide Reuben Abati has claimed that American rapper Nicki Minaj is seeking attention with her scheduled United Nations speech addressing 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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