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fergie001:
But even after her US citizenship, will she have contested without Buhari's nomination? The US will still not have nominated her.

fergie001:
Says who?
She is at the WTO today because of politics. No matter how brilliant she is, she can't be DG without the support of her home country. If Buhari said No, she won't be DG of any International Organisation.

Again, Atiku was instrumental in bringing her to Nigeria from the World Bank and then introduced her to OBJ. So, it's listen to them and politely say NO.
It is part of the rules that anybody who must contest must get an endorsement from his/her own country If your President or home Govt doesn't endorse, you fail nomination instantly.

AndroBlaze:
As far as I'm concerned, their is little need to engage you further...as I see no difference between you and a typical white skin worshiping "black" South African.

Trump did not get his way for 6 months yet Biden got his way in 2 weeks abi..... keep on with this logic Obidient!

givedemwotowoto:
The U.S. President (Biden) had the final say, I maintain that statement. If he has chosen the South Korean, the outcome would’ve been different

casualobserver:
It really doesn’t matter who nominated you. You will only get the job is you are green lighted by the US. She only got that green light because the acquired US citizenship. I am sure you recall the politics before she got the job.

casualobserver:

It really doesn’t matter who nominated you. You will only get the job is you are green lighted by the US. She only got that green light because the acquired US citizenship. I am sure you recall the politics before she got the job.

Bottom line, if the US says we want this Nigerian as DG of WTO, the Nigerian government will fall in line. If the Nigerian government nominates a candidate and the US is against that candidate, he/she isn’t getting the job.

We are talking about the person in charge of the body that sets the rules for world trade. Nigeria is irrelevant. That a Nigerian is there is only to give the illusion of inclusion. In reality NOI has, by taken up US citizenship, sworn an oath of allegiance to the US. That’s why she got the job not because the Nigerian govt supported her. Yes it helps but with these international bodies you can get the top job without support from your govt. I can’t remember which body but it happened recently.

Sheuns:
The successes Tinubu had as Lagos state governor can be attributed to the brilliant economic leadership of the central PDP government then.

TokoEkambi:
The central PDP government that withheld Lagos State LG funds? Do you guys post under some influence that first takes you to a parallel universe or something?

fergie001:
Leave this argument nah.....

I followed this matter first here on NL:
https://www.nairaland.com/5993688/wto-dg-selection-process-begins-today#91749197

The WTO needs all members to back whomever is the WTO DG. It is agreed that once a group backs him/her, it is assumed countries under that has backed the person. five building blocks must all back the bid.
The US, China, & Japan, Africa Group, Carribean & Pacific States and the EU.

If any one of the groups says NO, the person will not be. It is not an exclusive right of the US. Even if the US accepts you, and China or Japan says No, that's the same outcome. Why do you think Trump didn't then impose his own candidate? We all know how Trump can be. This is because others also insisted on NOI, so there was a stalemate. The WTO had no leadership until Trump was defeated.

Formerly, it was China and the US who opposed NOI, China stepped back later to be on her side. It is not a US thing, it's a membership thing!.

This is very wrong.
Your bid is submitted alongside your nomination Sir.

fergie001:
Says who?
She is at the WTO today because of politics. No matter how brilliant she is, she can't be DG without the support of her home country. If Buhari said No, she won't be DG of any International Organisation.

Again, Atiku was instrumental in bringing her to Nigeria from the World Bank and then introduced her to OBJ. So, it's listen to them and politely say NO.
It is part of the rules that anybody who must contest must get an endorsement from his/her own country If your President or home Govt doesn't endorse, you fail nomination instantly.

Sheuns:
You guys are still parading this lie 2 decades after?

Lagos state got all its state allocations during Objs era.

What was not released were LGA funds and that is because Tinubu created 37 new LCDAs against the Nigerian constitutionally approved 20 LGAs for Lagos.

And because LGA funds were paid to state governors, OBJ wanted to avoid a situation where Tinubu would share funds meant for 20 LGAs amongst 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs.

The successes of the FG then is what also drove the success of Lagos state. You can’t separate Lagos from Nigeria.

Mind you the same Tinubu that said Obj didn’t give him funds then is also doing the same to Osun state now by withholding the LGA funds.

tunjijones:
Central PDP government that withheld Lagos state allocations for several years.

Why una no too dey use una head nau.

SeverusSnape:
Withheld what?. So you still believe this fat lie?. Kai. ThieffffNUBU supporters sha

Sheuns:
The successes Tinubu had as Lagos state governor can be attributed to the brilliant economic leadership of the central PDP government then.

tunjijones:
Who be this?

Do I believe it or did I witness it?

I was an adult when it happened and I am aware of everything.

Na why I no too dey argue with all these small children on this Nairaland. Most of una no Sabi anything.

peleson1:
Yes

Her problem was Trump

If it were to be Obama as president, she would not needed buhari at all.

Trump was opposed to her candidacy so she looked for her Nigerian option and got it .


The woman is a solid material, I model my side career after her in a way

Mccullum:
You people thought everyone are illiterate of history, Tinubu administered Lagos State without Federal Government support, no monthly allocation from FG for years, Obasanjo frustrated him, yet he survived it via revenue he generated from Lagos. And you're here attributing his success as Lagos governor to PDP led FG under OBJ and AA.

Sheuns:
Tinubu told you he didn’t get monthly allocations for years?

What he didn’t get was LG allocations because he illegally created 37 LCDAs.

Is the same Tinubu not withholding Osun LG funds now?

Nword22:
That's a storyline... coming back to thank him is because he also supported her not because she can't be where she is..do you know some important world post she held before when buhari was in his Village?

givedemwotowoto:
The U.S. President (Biden) had the final say, I maintain that statement. If he had chosen the South Korean, the outcome would’ve been different.

You can rightly say Buhari played a key role and nobody will argue with you, but to say she became DG of WTO because of Buhari is a complete overreach. That level of influence can only be credited to the U.S.

franvincoop:
If you try reply any of those braindead fellows, I will lay a generational curse on you.
Let them believe whatever they want to believe.
Banana wey go ripe must ripe, even if you store am inside kerosene.

Obaaderemi2:
You are arguing blindly. The odds were in favor of Okonjo iweala even before the US moved in. If Buhari had nominated someone else, how would see have even gotten the headstart in the first place?

fergie001:
This is very wrong.
Your bid is submitted alongside your nomination Sir.

AndroBlaze:
You people think so little of yourselves and hate what you see in the mirror too much.

Simple question that I will ask again, if the President of the US solely determines who got the job, why did Trump, the most aggressive president the US has ever had, fail to get the South Korean candidate through months after the process had been completed?

Surely someone from a shithole country cannot prevail against Trump.