WTO: I’m Seeking Re-Election Coz Of ‘Unfinished Business’-Okonjo Iweala
Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who became the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in March 2021, has declared her plans to seek re-election and retain her position till March 2029, citing ‘unfinished business’.
Under the WTO consensus rules, she will retain her position if no one else shows interest in the seat and all the member-countries accept her.
Recall that Iweala made history in 2021 by becoming the first African and the female to head the organization.
‘I would like to be part of this chapter of the WTO story, and I stand ready to compete for the position.
For my second term, I intend to focus on delivering’ 70-year-old Iweala submitted on Monday while disclosing plans to make a letter available to the main decision body of the WTO to this effect.
The unfinished business include focusing on the deal on ending fisheries subsidies, achieving a breakthrough in global agriculture negotiations, reforming the WTO’s struggling dispute system, and decarburizing trade.
Iweala served as Minister of Finance under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and also returned to the federal cabinet during the Goodluck Jonathan administration-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
