Some Nigerians have taken to Twitter celebrating the emergence of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (NOI) as the new Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), recreating her signature `gele’ in a challenged titled: #belikengozichallenge.
The challenge started by Temie Giwa-Tubosun @temite on twitter on and more women have joined displaying their various skills.
Temie Giwa-Tubosun Initiator
Tobusun had tweeted: “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s tomorrow! #NoiGoesToWTO! We are giving away N100k to the best dressed! Dress up like NOI and send her a message of support as she goes top WTO! #AnkaraARMY stand up!!!!” Temite wrote
In her reaction, Okonjo-Iweala tweeted: “Thanks to @temite & all my wonderful sisters who dressed up in Ankara yesterday.Thank you all for your messages of support. I’m delighted & honoured to see many getting the “gele” right. Please let me know who won the challenge #AnkaraArmy #BeLikeNgoziChallenge”
The kids where not left out as the dished out their own very version of Okonjo’s style
Jime_vieve @jime_vieve shared her baby’s picture which has generated a lot of likes to almost 24.2k likes on twitter.
She wrote: “my baby entry #BeLikeNgoziChallenge”
Tolupe adeleru-Balogun@toluopeab shared saying
“This my entry for #NOIGoesToWTO, #BeLikeNgoziChallenge. I told you @temite I had a special entry, please vote for us you guys @NOIweala.”
“We are so proud of you, thank you for giving my daughter and so many Africa girls someone to look up to.”
Foreigners where not left out as a Turkish lady joined in, they lady with the twitter handle deniz@denizuwa shared with the caption
“#BeLikeNgoziChallenge…Turkish-Igbo wife joining the challenge”
Her tweet has generated 14.8k likes on twitter.
Similarly, Adetutu Balogun,MBA@Tutsy22 wrote:
“Please remind me never to disrespect mum Iweala’s gele!, 30 minutes to get the gele right #BeLikeNgoziChallenge”
Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson @ife_adeyemi : “I am super proud to do this #BeLikeNgoziChallenge.congratulation ma @NOIweala.
You keep raising the bar.”
PROF LATTE™ @honilatte wrote saying
“#BeLikeNgoziChallenge.Beautiful.”
Her picture has the most engagement on twitter with 25.9k likes.
Meanwhile, some men who joined the challenge had this to say in their tweets
AGBA@Oli_Ekun “#BeLikeNgoziChallenge meanwhile, do you need a personal clown ma? @NOIweala
Mubarak(XLR) @mubricks “super proud of @NOIweala is inspiring millions of people out there #BeLikeNgoziChallenge”
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