BY BANYO TEMITAYO WITH AGENCY REPORT
FORMER Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has finally been confirmed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
She was selected by consensus to be the next WTO DG at a closed-door meeting on Monday, Reuters reported, quoting two sources attending the meeting.
All members of the WTO’s top decision-making body, the General Council, agreed on her appointment in a virtual meeting, which had just one agenda item, they said.
The WTO subsequently confirmed the choice.
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