Nigeria: Lekki Protests, CNN and the Secret Truth

24 November 2020
opinion

In his dealings with American Cable News Network (CNN), the Minister of Information Lai Mohammed would be well advised to bear in mind the adage that "trouble dey sleep make yanga no go wake am!" Roughly translated, it advises people not to go looking for unnecessary trouble which they can't handle. CNN aired what they described as a "careful and meticulous" report on "extensive investigations and verification" of what transpired at the recent Lekki Tollgate protests. The minister did the federal government a disservice when he alleged that CNN had a "preconceived stance" and relied heavily on unverified and possibly doctored videos as well as information sourced from questionable sources.

Apparently confusing the image of the current administration with the image of the nation, he claimed the report was doctored in order to tarnish the image of the country. Nothing has done more to tarnish the image of the nation than the mismanagement of security and the economy. There is no good image left to tarnish! The fact is that whatever happened has happened, and the important thing is for it not to happen again.

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