Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), ARISE News breaks earlier today.
In the report, Okonjo-Iweala defeated her only challenger Yoo Myung-hee from South Korea by a wide margin. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat the South Korea’s Trade Minister.
The body is expected to announce her as the new DG by 3pm Nigerian time.
Meanwhile, Okonjo-Iweala who was Nigeria’s Finance Minister during the tenures of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has been Nigeria’s nominee for the highly competitive position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Dr. Okonjo-Iweala’s victory as WTO DG makes her the first African and first female Director-General of the international body in her 25-years.
If you didn’t know, The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations and it is currently headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
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