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Thursday, October 29, 2020

Just In: The Federal Government of Nigeria will ensure Okonjo-Iweala emerges WTO DG


 The Federal Government has restated its commitment to ensuring that Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala emerges as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this known in a press released on Thursday.

The statement signed by Ferdinand Nwonye the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, , was titled, ‘Update on Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s aspiration to lead the World Trade Organisation’.

“Nigeria will continue to engage relevant stakeholders to ensure that the lofty aspiration of her candidate to lead the World Trade Organisation is realised,” 

The ministry noted that the former Managing Director of the World Bank had secured the support of the majority of the WTO members with only the United States opposing her.

The meeting of the General Council of the WTO has been scheduled for November 9, 2020, for the final decision on the election process.

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