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BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala Secures Second Term As WTO DG

Posted by: Quickresponse | November 29, 2024





Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister, has been reappointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a second term.
This was disclosed by the WTO in an X post on Friday
“WTO members today agreed to give incumbent Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” the organisation announced.
The 70-year-old Nigerian economist, the only candidate for the role, needed the support or agreement of all 166 WTO members, including the United States, to secure the position.
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