Reno Omokri, a former presidential media handler, has criticized Prince Harry for portraying Nigeria as an “unsafe” country. Omokri argued that Nigeria is safer than England, which is plagued by knife crimes.
He pointed out that Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have visited Nigeria without security entourages, unlike Prince Harry’s hyped visit.
“The narrative that Prince Harry’s media spin doctors have woven of a hero Prince visiting ‘unsafe’ Nigeria is bunkum,” Omokri wrote. “Harry is no hero, and Nigeria is safer than the knife-crime infested England that Harry used to call home.”
Omokri noted that 244 people died in knife crimes in England last year, suggesting that Prince Harry should focus on addressing issues in his own country rather than badmouthing Nigeria. He also questioned the repeated use of the word “unsafe” by multiple news organizations, implying that Prince Harry’s team had sent out a scripted press release.
Furthermore, Omokri cited a BBC survey of ordinary Nigerians, who were unimpressed with Prince Harry’s visit. He asked, “If Harry can badmouth his own family, can we expect him to ‘good’ mouth Nigeria?”
Reno Omokri statement reads:
This is a photograph of Mark Zuckerberg jogging in Nigeria without bodyguards or armed soldiers and police. He was joined by ordinary Nigerians, excited to meet the Facebook founder. In financial terms, Zuckerberg is worth a thousand times what Prince Harry is worth. Unlike Harry, he is not a nepo baby. He worked for his money.
Before this visit, Bill Gates was in Nigeria and attended a party in Kano, again without guards.
This narrative that Prince Harry’s media spin doctors have woven of a hero Prince visiting “unsafe” Nigeria is bunkum. Harry is no Hero, and Nigeria is safer than the knife-crime infested England that Harry used to call home. 244 people died in knife crimes in England last year. Harry should go and save his country!
It is so clear that Harry’s team crafted those headlines. The use of the word “unsafe” by more than a dozen news organisations from different parts of the world is not a coincidence. I was a Presidential media handler, and that repeated keyword shows quite clearly that Harry’s team sent them a scripted press release.
I am also glad that it was the BBC that conducted a pop survey of ordinary Nigerians, who were unimpressed with the visit. And why would they be? If Harry can badmouth his own family, can we expect him to ‘good’ mouth Nigeria?
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