The Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has alleged a plot to use her name to fight political battles.
Okonjo-Iweala cautioned those behind the act to desist from
misusing her name for their political ends.
She was reacting to a remark that Nigeria’s debt profile hit
N24 trillion in two months for the first time in the country’s history.
A Facebook post had quoted Okonjo-Iweala as saying: “Nigeria
debt for the first time in history has risen to 24 trillion in just 2 months
even after removing subsidy is something unbelievable.
“I call several time to help and advise but the current
administration and cabals refuse to let me come in. How can you remove fuel
subsidy with a debt of 24 trillion in 2 months.” [sic].
Reacting, the former Nigerians Minister of Finance described
the remark as false.
Posting on X, she wrote: “THIS IS IMPORTANT- It appears that
there are people in Nigeria trying to use my name and image on social media to
fight battles on different sides of the political divide, putting words in my
mouth that I never said.
“Therefore, I want to alert everyone that the message below
is FAKE. This is a stern warning to all those trying to misuse my name for
their political ends that I will continue to rebut any attempts to use my name
and image falsely!”
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