Fawaz Adebisi
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, GCON has explained reasons for not including the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s picture in the first set of pictures of the Global Financial summit which she posted on social media.
In her words, she didn’t mean to snub the Nigerian president, adding that she posted in order of receiving colleagues or accompanying staff.
Okonjo-Iweala was criticized recently for only posting pictures of herself with some presidents.
The photographs showed how she was interacting with the Presidents of Brazil, Senegal, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, and Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia.
However, having had much pressure on herself, she posted a photograph of herself and the President at the event to dispel the rumour.
She wrote on her Twitter handle; “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
“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!”
President Tinubu had arrived in Paris on Thursday to join other world leaders for the closing ceremony of the New Global Financing Pact summit in France.
Tinubu however left Paris early Saturday for London, United Kingdom for a short private visit from where he would return to Nigeria, according to the presidency.
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