Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will become the first African to lead WTO
ABUJA, Feb (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s candidate for Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has expressed gratitude to all allies who supported her bid to lead the WTO.
The former Nigerian finance minister is in line to become the first woman and African to hold the position.
The withdrawal of her only challenger, South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee and signal of the United States to back her candidature paves the way for her to ascend to the role.
“I look forward to finalizing the process of WTO DG. My gratitude to HE Cyril Ramaphosa, all African Heads of State, the AUC Chair. Special thanks to ECOWAS Heads of State for outstanding support,” she said in a tweet.
She also extended gratitude to the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACAPS), Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; to the EU as well as all officials and leaders of WTO members. — NNN-AGENCIES
