Hushpuppi: Nigerians Are Doing Positive Things Than Negative Abroad – Onyeama

Posted by E.L.E.X on July 08 2020 under News

Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffery Onyeama has said that Nigeria and its image abroad cannot judged by the actions of a very few criminal elements who give the country a bad name.

Onyeama, who was the special guest on News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum, said despite the involvement of a few Nigerians in the recently uncovered high profile scams, many more Nigerians were doing good and positive things abroad.

He described as unfortunate the perception in the media that bad news made better news than good news.

The minister called on the Nigerian media to shine its lights on the good deeds of Nigerians abroad.

He, however, noted that no country in the world had taken action against Nigeria on the account of the bad deeds of an individual.

“Another thing we do is also to highlight the positive things that Nigerians are doing around the world.
“We believe that more Nigerians, many more Nigerians are doing very good things and positive things around the world than Nigerians doing negative things.
“You the media, of course, we all know that no news is good news, what sells and excites and interests people are sensational news, so there is also that element.
“So, I think the challenge is for us to always be bringing up the good things that Nigerians are doing.
“Like some few days ago, the Nigerian in Japan, who found a huge amount of money, he returned it and he was entitled to ten per cent, but he declined the 10 per cent reward.
“Nigerians are winning awards everywhere; Nigerians are among the groups in the U.S that perform the best academically and the most dynamic.
“The task for you and the media in general is to highlight those facts so that the narratives could also change and should not just be focusing on the negative.”

Hushpuppi: Nigerians Are Doing Positive Things Than Negative Abroad – Onyeama

Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffery Onyeama has said that Nigeria and its image abroad cannot judged by the actions of a very few criminal elements who give the country a bad name.

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