Toke Makinwa, a prominent media personality, reminisces about an incident during the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Toke's involvement in Nigeria’s 1411-member delegation to COP28 sparked online outrage, with many doubting her presence at the event.
In the latest episode of her podcast, ‘TokeMoments,’ she revealed that she initially brushed off online criticism but became more concerned when influential individuals at a Dubai hotel started referring to her as 'Item Seven.'
Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, a guest on the podcast, asked Toke, “How did your attendance at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai go? Did you get into the conversations from the panels?”
Toke Makinwa, media personality. source: Google
Toke responded, stating that she accomplished everything she set out to do, and the online backlash became a top trend during COP28.
She said, “Yes. I accomplished everything I set out to do with it [COP28]. I was just shocked [by the uproar]. And I think because Dubai is three hours [ahead of Nigeria], I woke up to see the backlash on social media.
“For me, it started feeling serious when important people started calling me. And I think that for me was funny. I walked into this hotel in Dubai where there were a lot of important people, all of them have seen the backlash and they started calling me ‘item seven,’ and it was funny. We all just laughed. It was so funny.”
English (US)