Why Okonjo-Iweala Merited Twitter Appointment – Jonathan
The immediate past president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has acknowledged the appointment of the minister of finance under his government, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a member of the board of the social-media space, Twitter Inc.
Okonjo-Iweala’s board appointment was announced on Thursday by Omod Kordestani, Executive Chairman of Twitter, who said she was picked alongside Robert Zeollick, the eleventh President of the world bank, as independent directors on Twitter’s board.
According to the announcement, she will be succeeding Marjorie Scardino, who acted as the former Chief Executive of Pearson.
In a note to congratulate his former cabinet member, Dr. Jonathan remarked on Facebook that her indelible marks to take many Nigerians out of poverty while she was the finance minister is enough to pitch her for lofty heights.
“I am not surprised that Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has been appointed into the board of Twitter.
“If anyone merits such an appointment, it is definitely a woman who helped her nation manage its finances most prudently and was instrumental to pulling many millions out of poverty. Ngozi, I am proud of you. You served Nigeria most meritoriously and I am more than certain that you would do the same at Twitter. Congratulations. GEJ”, he wrote.
Okonjo-Iweala served Nigeria as Finance Minister for two terms, first between 2003 and 2006 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo, and later between 2011 and 2015 during the presidencies of Umaru Musa Yaradu’a and Goodluck Jonathan.
