By Kamil Opeyemi
Former Finance Minister and current Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied being the author of a statement claiming that she is being attacked for visiting President Bola Tinubu.
The former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance in a post on Twitter on Wednesday evening, described the statement which she said was being circulated on WhatsApp as “wickedly false designed to create mischief among Nigerians.”
She also asked that the statement be disregarded.
“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.
“That statement circulating is false, Infact wickedly false designed to create mischief among Nigerians. Please disregard the statement,” Okonjo-Iweala wrote. NP Reported earlier that Okonjo-Iweala had visited President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday and said the President is aware of the suffering of Nigerians. Okonjo-Iweala served twice as Nigeria’s Finance Minister between 2003 and 2006 as well as from 2011 to 2015, the first woman to hold the position.