Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has cautioned politicians in Nigeria against using her name and image to fight their battles.
The former finance minister gave the warning while reacting to a viral post claiming that she criticized the subsidy removal policy of the Bola Tinubu administration and the subsequent increase in Nigeria’s debt profile.
In a tweet via her verified X handle on Monday, June 24, the WTO boss described the post as fake.
She cautioned those behind the post and several others on the internet to desist from “putting words in her mouth”.
“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,” Okonjo-Iweala tweeted.
“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,” she added.
