BY: Eniola Amadu
Claim:
A user on X, @tonyajah has claimed that the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is set to establish a WTO sub-office in Aba, Abia State.
Verdict:
The claim that the World Trade Organization under the leadership of its Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to establish a sub-office in Aba, Abia State is false!
Full Text:
@tonyajah on X, posted a claim that the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is set to establish a WTO sub-office in Aba, Abia state.
The user also stated that the initiative would make Aba the first city in Africa to host a WTO presence of this kind.
He further claimed that the Director-General of the WTO said Aba provides greater security for foreign investors than many parts of Nigeria and Africa at large.
Similarly, the same claim was found on facebook posted by the user Hon Japhet Bodonyefa and on LinkedIn, as posted by a user named Ohaeri Caleb eight (8) months ago.
Verification:
FactCheckAfrica, thus subjected the claim to verification to confirm its authenticity.
First, FactCheckAfrica checked available and reputable international media outlets to find out if any of such news was published but found no related news report.
Additionally, we checked the official X page of Madam Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and found no record of related posts.
Further checks were conducted on the Abia government media pages and websites, WTO news and events page and discovered no relatable posts.
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BY: Eniola Amadu Claim: A user on X, @tonyajah has claimed that the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is set to establish a WTO sub-office in Aba, Abia State. Verdict: The cla...