TWITTER APPOINTS OKONJO-IWEALA TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

-By Chinedu Nwaduru

Earlier yesterday, former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was announced as one of the Board of Directors of the social media – Twitter.

This announcement was made by the CEO and co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, who took to his twitter page to announce the new appointment.

This was met with an enthusiastic response for the former minister, who replied the tweet saying that she was looking forward to her new appointment.

In a report, Executive Chairman of Twitter, Omid Kordestani said, “Ngozi and Bob are distinguished leaders with unparalleled global perspective and policy expertise.”.

He went on to say the two will drive transparency, safety and make the social network a more healthy environment.