A myriad of Nigerians have taken to Twitter to celebrate the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (NOI), an ex-minister of finance, as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), with the #BeLikeNgoziChallenge hashtag
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s tomorrow! #NoiGoesToWTO! We are giving away N100k to the best dressed! Dress up like NOI and send her a message of support as she goes to WTO! #AnkaraArmy stand up!!!! pic.twitter.com/iT3LNB0Aa0
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— Temie Giwa-Tubosun (@temite) February 14, 2021
She thereafter asked other women to dress up like Okonjo-Iweala and send in messages of support as she awaited confirmation of her appointment.
Temie Giwa-Tubosun also said a hundred thousand naira will be awarded to the best dressed.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s tomorrow! #NoiGoesToWTO! We are giving away N100k to the best dressed! Dress up like NOI and send her a message of support as she goes to WTO! #AnkaraArmy stand up,” she wrote.
The new WTO DG also responded, thanking the women for honouring her.
Thanks to Temi @temite & all my wonderful sisters who dressed up in Ankara yesterday.Thank you for all your messages of support.I’m delighted&honored to see so many getting the “gele” right.Please let me know who won the challenge. #AnkaraArmy #BeLikeNgoziChallenge #NoiGoesToWTO https://t.co/bl3DHQ8vFQ
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— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) February 16, 2021
Following the announcement of Okonjo-Iweala appointment as the director-general of the WTO on Monday, a large number of Nigerian women, took to their social media pages to congratulate the economist with pictures of themselves dressed in her ‘trademark’ head tie, Ankara, and glasses.
Below are some of the top posts from the challenge:
Please remind me NEVER to disrespect mum Iweala’s gele! ?
30 minutes to get the gele right…?#BeLikeNgoziChallenge pic.twitter.com/4dpcQuNTTf
— Adetutu Balogun, MBA (@Tutsy22) February 16, 2021
Congratulations Ma! ? @NOIweala #BeLikeNgoziChallenge#WTODG pic.twitter.com/nRKygYopfR
— Genevieve Njoku (@Geneve_vaa) February 16, 2021
#BeLikeNgoziChallenge
Turkish-Igbo wife joining the challenge. pic.twitter.com/Wq9pXsj5OB— Deniz (@Denizuwa) February 16, 2021
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