The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, refuted claims of a circulating WhatsApp message allegedly from her.
She clarified on her official X handle that she does not use WhatsApp Broadcasts and urged the public to disregard such messages, labeling them as fake and a misuse of social media.
She wrote: “It’s been brought to my attention that another fake message has been manufactured and is being forwarded on WhatsApp in my name. I want to make clear that this fake message is not from me. I am pleased that those who know me instantly recognised this as fake.
“Thanks to friends who brought this to my attention. Please be aware that I do not use WhatsApp broadcasts, thus anything forwarded to you purporting to be a WhatsApp message from me is FAKE. This is a bad example of the use of social media. I want to warn those in the business of manufacturing FAKE messages, that they will not succeed.”
