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Against popular expectation that she might have been in Aso Villa to discuss with President Tinubu on official coordination of the nation’s economy as she did in ex-President Jonathan’s regime, the World Trade Organisation Director General, Nigeria’s Prof Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said she was in the seat of power on a quiet visit, not really an official WTO mission.
She said: “We all know that things are very difficult for Nigerians. Everyone is struggling. I’m here myself on a quiet visit, not really an official WTO mission.
“We had a really good conversation on community and grassroots programmes that can be put in place to create jobs for young people and support women and children who are bearing the brunt of some of the suffering in the country.
“For the longer term, we spoke about investment opportunities that Nigeria can cease, including in the pharmaceutical industry.
“We also talked about what type of support the WTO can bring.
“We’re already working in Nigeria with women in particular, who own small and medium enterprises to try to help them upgrade the quality of their products, whether it’s in the agricultural area, in textiles and in other areas so that they can sell more internationally.
She said women will also receive more support.
The former Minister of Finance and Cordinating Minister for the Economy, spoke after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
Prof Okonjo-Iweala was accompanied by a minister-designate Dr Ali Pate./SHARE THIS
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