Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as the sole candidate for the position of director-general at the World Trade Organisation, WTO.
The WTO said the former Nigerian finance minister agreed to a second term for the organisation’s top job.
The Organisation said in a statement on Saturday that nominations for Director-General closed with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as sole candidate.
The statement said Ambassador Petter Ølberg of Norway, who is the chair of the General Council will communicate the next steps in the process in the coming days.
It said the process was led by the General Council Chair in accordance with the WTO’s Procedures for the Appointment of Directors-General.
Okonjo-Iweala’s present term will end on 31 August 2025.
The former minister emerged as the WTO director-general on February fifteen, 2021, becoming the first woman and also African to lead the trade organisation.
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