{"id":76662,"date":"2020-10-31T08:48:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T07:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76662"},"modified":"2020-10-31T08:48:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T07:48:20","slug":"okonjo-iweala-obiano-lambasts-trump-asks-buhari-to-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/okonjo-iweala-obiano-lambasts-trump-asks-buhari-to-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Okonjo Iweala: Obiano lambasts Trump, asks Buhari to act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1682049996244362282\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Anambra state Governor, Dr Willie Obiano has condemned U.S\u2019 decision to oppose Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala\u2019s bid for the WTO top job, \u00a0urging President Muhammadu Buhari to mobilize African and European Union leaders to throw their weight behind the Nigerian.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">In a statement signed by C. Don Adinuba, Anambra commissioner for information, Obiano said: \u201cAll that is needed is a great diplomatic offensive before the formal announcement of the winner on November 9.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe people and government of Anambra State, therefore, call upon President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders to immediately set in motion the machinery to get the United States to do the right thing by supporting the most qualified and the most popular candidate\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump administration wants South Korean Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee, who has the support of only 55 nations, about 50 per cent of Okonjo-Iweala\u2019s vote. 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