Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Reacts After Being Dragged For Not Sharing Photo With Tinubu In Paris

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been criticized for excluding President Bola Tinubu in the photos she shared on social media.

KanyiDaily recalls that President Tinubu joined other world leaders to attend a summit on ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ organized by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

Okonjo-Iweala, in her capacity as the DG of the World Trade Organization, attended the summit where Tinubu had the opportunity to promote his advocacy for expanding the fiscal space, achieving economic justice for Africa amidst the global energy transition, and addressing the urgent issues of poverty and climate change.

After the summit, the WTO GD shared photos of herself with the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President Maky Sall of Senegal, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia.

Okonjo-Iweala’s choice to share a photograph without featuring the President of her home country received backlash on Twitter from some Nigerians. They viewed it as a slight against Tinubu.

As she continued to trend on Twitter on Saturday morning, Okonjo-Iweala responded to the criticism by sharing additional images including one with President Tinubu.

Sharing the photos, she wrote: “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.”

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KanyiDaily recalls that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was recently named in Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for the year.