President Tinubu should help King Charles resolve his dilemma by appointing Prince Harry as Nigeria’s investment ambassador plenipotentiary with a remit to attract at least $50bn in foreign direct investment annually

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Were I in President Tinubu’s shoes, I would cash in on this Prince Harry’s visit big time. I would call King Charles III and tell him I have a global role for his son, so all that pondering about how to mend fences is now over

[2] I would offer Harry and Meghan a palatial home in Abuja and a budget of about $1m, with a mandate to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) of at least $50bn a year

[3] They would have an annual target of attracting at least $50bn in FDI and diaspora investment. Obviously, their core audience will be British investors

[4] They will also be mandated to hold their Invicta Games in Nigeria once a year. We are looking at a mini Olympics or an event at least on a par with the World Athletics Championships

[5] Given that Harry and Meghan will no longer work with the British royal family anymore, we will get them to work with Nigerian monarchs. Their role will be to get every single one of Nigeria’s traditional rulers to attract investment into their domains

[6] Anyone who knows the history of Worke War Two will know that the US, Australia and Argentina all snapped up Germany’s brightest brains after 1945. I would thus pay Harry and Meghan a 10% commission for any investment they attract

[7] I would also ask the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to create an African Traditional Rulers Association. Its mandate will be very simple - Africa accounts for 18% of the world’s population but 3% of its trade and 1% of its manufacturing. All three figures must match by 2040 and attracting FDI is the way to do it. Basically, Africa as a continent needs to account for 18% of world trade and 18% of global manufacturing

[8] Harry and Megan should also be appointed to head an African Wildlife Directorate. Its mandate will be to end the export of exotic African animals like lions, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, zebra, etc. If anyone wants to see African wildlife let them visit our continent. This should make tourism explode

[9] Harry and Meghan will also publish a book on the British colonisation of Nigeria. Half of its proceeds will go to the Nigerian treasury. I want this book to be as successful as Spare

[10] As a PR gesture to get the whole thing going, President Tinubu can host a rapprochement between Harry and his dad. We will invite the whole world to see him dobale for the king and make peace