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Okonje and President Bola

Okonje and President Bola

Tinubu, Okonjo Iweala meet in Aso Villa, as President makes final touch on allocating portfolios to Ministers

World Trade Organisation director general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has met President Bola Tinubu in Aso Villa.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was accompanied to the meeting by Dr Ali Pate, one of President Tinubu’s ministers-designate.

Dr Pate and Okonjo-Iweala both served in the administration of Dr Goodluck Jonathan. While Pate served as Minister of Health, Okonjo-Iweala was the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy.

It is not clear why the two are in the Villa. But the meeting is coming a day after the Senate cleared 45 nominees, including Dr Pate as Minister-Designate.

Okonjo-Iweala arrived at the Villa at about 2:50 pm. The meeting is still ongoing as at the time of filing this report.