The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has dissociated herself from a claim made by a Finnish politician and Biafran political activist, Ekpa Simon Njoku, popularly known as Simon Ekpa, that she helped in securing a loan of $57.5 billion expected fund Biafran government.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made this known in a short response to the claim on her X.
Ekpa claimed in a message on his X, “The World Bank and IMF have agreed to loan the sum of $57.5 billion to Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), to form our government after the December 2, 2024 declaration of Biafra. I thank our sister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for helping me to facilitate the loan.”
In a swift reaction, Okonjo-Iweala said, “I know no sensible person will believe what is contained in the outrageous tweet below but in these troubled times it is important to underscore that the statement is false. Again I enjoin all those seeking to misuse my name to desist!”
However, reacting to Okonjo-Iweala’s reaction, Ekpa denied making such a bogus statement.
He said, “I never tweeted such; it is even surprising that you can tweet this because your name was mentioned. We have been tweeting about the terrorism in Nigeria against your people and you never responded nor showed any remorse. Here you are, defending what nonentities did with your name, but have been mute about all the killings by the government you served. I congratulate you for always defending yourself and your integrity, even when they are photoshopped. It shows you are a mother. Thank you for defending yourself but I never tweeted such a thing; it is false and fake.”
