Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation for a second term.
This was disclosed by the WTO in an X post on Friday
Effective from 2025, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be leading the organisation as the first woman and the first African.
“WTO members today agreed to give incumbent Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” the organisation announced.
The 70-year-old Nigerian economist, the only candidate for the role, had the support of all 166 WTO members, including the United States, to secure the position for the second time.
