{"id":36962,"date":"2020-10-28T15:20:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=36962"},"modified":"2020-10-28T15:20:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:20:53","slug":"nigerias-okonjo-iweala-set-to-emerge-wto-dg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=36962","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s Okonjo-Iweala set to emerge WTO DG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A former minister of finance in Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to be announced as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) according to a Reuters report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okonjo-Iweala is contesting for the position against South Korea\u2019s Ms Yoo Myung-hee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, reports from Geneva, Switzerland, the headquarters of WTO, indicated that the former Nigeria Minister of Finan<\/a>ce, has won more support to likely emerge as the new WTO DG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the result, being expected later today ahead of the initial November deadline turns out as speculated, Okonjo-Iweala will make history as the first woman to occupy that position as well as the first African to lead WTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the final selection, no less than 106 countries including top European countries were reported to have endorsed her for the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari had recently said this concerning Okonjo-Iweala\u2019s WTO DG\u2019s aspiration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will do all that we can to ensure that @NOIweala emerges as the Director-General of the WTO. She deserves this. I will continue to seek support from world leaders on her behalf. Whatever phone calls need to be made, whatever letters need to be sent, I will do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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