Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- The Nigerian-born, American Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, visited her old country on August 14, 2025.

A consummate politician, she told the Bola Tinubu administration what it loves to hear: that it is doing quite well. She told the suffering population what they know: that they are suffering. She then presented an ancient solution: social safety net. This is like applying anaesthetics rather than treat a wound. For this, social media eunuchs praised her as an "expert". She smiled at all and returned to her home.

When Okonjo-Iweala at the Presidential Villa had said: "We think that the President and his team have worked hard to stabilise the economy...So the reforms hav...