{"id":35066,"date":"2020-10-13T10:56:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T10:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35066"},"modified":"2020-10-13T10:56:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T10:56:16","slug":"race-for-wto-dg-buhari-backs-okonjo-iweala-pledges-to-lobby-world-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35066","title":{"rendered":"RACE FOR WTO DG: Buhari backs Okonjo-Iweala, pledges to lobby world leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image1-5.jpeg\" alt=\"RACE FOR WTO DG: Buhari backs Okonjo-Iweala, pledges to lobby world leaders\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to back Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is contesting the position of Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation, WTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President who made the pledge on Monday when he met behind closed-doors with Dr. Okonjo-Iweala at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also promised to contact world leaders for their support for her to emerge as the next DG of the WTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Buhari also assured\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wto-buhari-okonjo-iweala-meet-in-aso-villa\/\">Dr Okonjo-Iweala<\/a>\u00a0that the country would explore every opportunity and deploy its entire energy to ensure that she edges out her South Korean counterpart, Myung Hee to become the DG of WTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari said Dr. Okonjo-Iweala deserved more support to get the top job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI assure you that we will do all that we can to ensure that you emerge as the Director-General of WTO, not only because you are a Nigerian, but because you are a hardworking Nigerian. You deserve this,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While assuring the economist that he would make more phone calls and send letters to some world leaders for more support, the President said: \u201cI did the same for Dr Akinwunmi Adesina for President of the African Development Bank. Both of you served the country under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou are both highly qualified. We will continue to support you. I will immediately make those calls,\u201d President Buhari promised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to back Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is contesting the position of Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. 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