Tag: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala vies for WTO DG

How Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala Won WTO DG first contest, Moved To Next Phase

Aoko Benjamin

Nigeria’s candidate for the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has won the first run of elections and has along with four others advanced to the second phase. The other contestants, who are from Kenya, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the UK, on Friday advanced to the next round of voting after six days of confidential consultation with members. Ambassador David Walker, Chair of the WTO General Council in a briefing on the outcome of the election gave the Head of Delegation meeting, details of the process that…

Read More

As race for WTO DG hots up, 15-Nation ECOWAS, Leaders endorse Okonjo-Iweala

Tim Bauer

    The race for the office of Director General (DG), World Trade Organisation (WTO) is hotting up with a 15-member-state regional group, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) throwing its weight behind the candidacy of the Nigeria’s former Coordinating Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The endorsement by the regional group came as leaders in Africa like former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, also queued behind her. This is a boost to Mrs Okonjo-Iweala candidature in the race following last week’s decision by the African…

Read More