Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has distanced herself from a viral social media post falsely attributed to her, which criticised President Bola Tinubu over the way he handles insecurity in Nigeria.
A post via her verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, described the message as fake and malicious, stressing that it did not originate from her.
She cautioned the public against believing or sharing the false information, adding that legal steps were being taken against those behind the impersonation.
The clarification comes following a post, titled “Trump didn’t ‘hit’ us – our leaders did,” which claimed that Okonjo-Iweala accused Nigerian leaders of prioritising rhetoric over decisive action against banditry and insurgency.
Okonjo-Iweala condemned the impersonation. She urged the culprits to take responsibility instead of hiding behind her identity.
