Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has issued a warning to Simon Ekpa, a contentious Biafran activist, to stop using her name to promote falsehoods.
In a now-deleted post on X, Ekpa claimed that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had agreed to provide a loan of $57.5 billion to the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE).
He also alleged that Okonjo-Iweala played a role in facilitating this loan.
“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 December 2nd 2024 declaration of Biafra. I thank our sister, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala for helping me to facilitate the loan,” he wrote.
Reacting to the tweet, the WTO Director-General refuted its claims.
She urged those attempting to misuse her name to refrain from doing so.
“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!,” she wrote on X.
