Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has come under fire on Twitter for failing to post any photos with the president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, despite doing so when she met other world leaders and notable individuals at the New Global Financing Pact summit in Paris, France.
Read Also: Nigeria Among Top 10 Countries In Crypto Adoption
When her Twitter account was checked, it revealed older tweets and images of Okonjo-Iweala with famous people and foreign leaders, but none included President Tinubu.
Some Nigerians scoffed at her behaviour and chastised her for not getting even a selfie with her president at the conference.
Peter Obi, her favourite choice, was thought by some to have lost the election, which would have her not acknowledge Tinubu.
See earlier posts:
More images from the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris. With HE President @LulaOficial HE President @Macky_Sall HE President @CyrilRamaphosa and HE President @HHichilema #NewGlobalFinancingPact pic.twitter.com/xAavY01yxd
— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) June 23, 2023
At a panel in the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris addressing the issue of the role of trade and trade policy in fighting climate change, poverty and inequality. With @Lagarde @MathiasCormann @LaurenceTubiana @IFADPresident @rajshah Sultan Al Jaber @DrTedros… pic.twitter.com/G21YN6cnRp
— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) June 23, 2023
The time of her posts on Twitter above shows that they were done yesterday evening between 6:49 Pm to 7:47 Pm.
A few hours ago, Okonjo-Iweala took to Twitter to share another post at 9:27 Am from the summit that captured her meeting President Tinubu and some other leaders at the summit.
More images from the Paris Summit #NewGlobalFinancingPact. With HE President Ali Bongo @PresidentABO, HE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT, HE President @WilliamsRuto and African Business moguls @Mo_IbrahimFdn @TonyOElumelu pic.twitter.com/TIRWCzgB7E
— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) June 24, 2023
Some Nigerians called her recent post capturing Tinubu as damage control saying she bowed to pressure after the backlash she got on Twitter.
In the aftermath of the criticism, the former Finance Minister revealed that the attacks were “unwarranted.”
She tweeted;
Nigerians please relax! Re Paris, Interesting attacks from both sides. Sadly shows the depth of polarization in our society. I post photos in the order received by accompanying staff or colleagues. Reading more into it is unwarranted. Let’s unite to build our country not attack!
Nigerians please relax! Re Paris, Interesting attacks from both sides. Sadly shows the depth of polarization in our society. I post photos in the order received by accompanying staff or colleagues. Reading more into it is unwarranted. Let’s unite to build our country not attack!
— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) June 24, 2023
