Okonjo-Iweala Woos Tinubu’s Supporters, Critics After Picture War

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has sent out a message of peace to supporters and critics of President Bola Tinubu after she according to her innocently triggered a Twitter war between the two vociferous political camps following pictures she recently posted on her Twitter handle.

GWG.ng reports that the Twitter war was triggered by Adamu Garba, a passionate supporter of Tinubu’s who accused Okonjo-Iweala of cropping the president out of a picture she posted at the recent summit for a new Global Financing Pact in Paris.

Okonjo-Iweala via her Twitter page, shared photos of herself and other presidents at the Paris Global Financial Summit and did not post a photograph of herself with Tinubu.

Sharing the photos, she wrote: “At a panel in the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris addressing the issue of the role of trade and trade policy in fighting climate change, poverty and inequality. With @Lagarde @MathiasCormann @LaurenceTubiana @IFADPresident @rajshah Sultan Al Jaber @DrTedros @JuttaUrpilainen and Nathalie Delapalme #NewGlobalFinancingPact

“More images from the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris. With HE President @LulaOficial HE President @Macky_Sall HE President @CyrilRamaphosa and HE President @HHichilema”.

However, this generated mixed reactions as some people claimed her post was a slap on President Tinubu, for her to recognise and share photos with the other Presidents while failing to post the photograph she had with the Nigerian leader.

Following the backlash, the former finance minister in a new post, shared photos of herself and the Nigerian president exchanging pleasantries at the summit.

Speaking about the backlash via her Twitter handle on Saturday, Okonjo-Iweala clarified that she posted photos in the order received by her accompanying staff and colleagues.

Okonjo-Iweala, however, expressed disappointment with the attacks against her by Nigerians, saying that it shows the depth of polarisation in our society following the pictures she posted without Tinubu.

“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!” She wrote.

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