Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade
Organisation (WTO), has disowned a letter claiming she was threatened after a
visit to President Bola Tinubu.
On Tuesday, Okonjo-Iweala visited Tinubu at the State House,
Abuja.
Tuesday was the second time Tinubu and Okonjo-Iweala were
meeting since the president assumed office on May 29.
The former minister of finance last met with the president
in June when they both attended the leadership summit held in Paris, France.
Speaking after the meeting, Okonjo-Iweala said her visit was
not in the capacity of the WTO DG.
Moments after the visit, a letter falsely credited to the
WTO DG appeared on social media, especially WhatsApp.
In the letter, Okonjo-Iweala purportedly lamented how she
had been allegedly receiving “toxic” calls and messages denigrating her for
visiting the president.
“A visit I made for
the good of our dear nation is what they are using to threaten my life and
family. You don’t recognise someone as your president yet begging him to save
you from the hands of killers in your region,” the viral letter reads.
Reacting to the letter, Okonjo-Iweala, in a Twitter post on
Wednesday, said the statement was “falsely designed” to create mischief among
Nigerians.
“It has just been brought to my attention that there is a
false statement circulating on WhatsApp attributed to me saying that I am being
attacked for my visit to President Tinubu,” she wrote.
“That statement circulating is false, in fact wickedly
designed to create mischief among Nigerians. Please disregard the statement.”
It has just been brought to my attention that there is a false statement circulating on what’s app attributed to me saying that I am being attacked for my visit to President Tinubu. That statement circulating is false, Infact wickedly false designed to create mischief among…
— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) August 9, 2023
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