I accomplished everything I set out to do with COP28 – Toke Makinwa

Media Personality, Toke Makinwa has expressed satisfaction with her achievements at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, stating that she accomplished all her goals.

Her inclusion in Nigeria’s 1411-member delegation to COP-28 sparked controversy, with numerous individuals questioning her role in the summit. Makinwa shared on her podcast, TokeMoments, that she began taking criticism seriously when influential figures started reaching out to her.

Her guest on the show, actress Ini Edo asked: “How did your attendance of the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai go? Did you get into the conversations from the panels?”

Makinwa replied: “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 they 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.”