Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the
director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the
highly competitive race.
Okonjo-Iweala was chosen as the final
candidate for the much-coveted role. She polled 104 votes from 164 member
countries to defeat how South Korea’s trade minister at the final stage of the
race.
She has broken many records, including becoming the first African to occupy win that office at the WTO.
The official announcement is expected to be made by the WTO
at 3pm Nigerian time.
More to follow…
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