Buhari Approves Nomination Of Okonjo-Iweala As DG, WTO

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the  nomination of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Eid-el-Fitri BuhariBuhari disclosed this in a letter where it said it nominates the former Minister of Finance to run for the four-year term from 2021 to 2025

“The embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and permanent mission to the African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) presents compliments to all embassies and permanent missions in Addis Ababa and has the honour to inform that the Federal Government of Nigeria has withdrawn the candidacy of Ambassador Yonov Frederick Agah for election to the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).Read more: Women Like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Is The Reason I Care Less About Glamour – Morayo Brown Afolabi

“Nigeria is therefore pleased to request the support of esteemed AU member states as well as permanent missions and embassies in Addis Ababa in favour of the candidacy of Okonjo-Iweala.”Photo Credit: Getty

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