The Nigerian Leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the Director General of the World Trade Organisation WTO, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria’s steadfast support, as she consolidates her ‘bold reforms’, dedication to equitable global trade practices, and efforts to promote international cooperation in another four years of her re-election.
Congratulating Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, on her unanimous re-election on Friday as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), President Tinubu noted that Mrs Okonjo-Iweala’s unanimous appointment for a second four-year term demonstrates the trust and confidence the international community places in her leadership to advance multilateral trade for sustainable global development.
In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu expressed confidence that Mrs Okonjo Iweale’s continued leadership will strengthen the international economic organisation’s role as a critical pillar of inclusive global economic growth and good governance in the next four years.
The Nigerian Leader also reassured of Nigeria’s continued support as a committed member of the WTO, ECOWAS, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), to the WTO’s mission to foster a fair, inclusive, and equitable multilateral trading system.
The renowned development economist, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and global finance expert made history in 2021 as the first African and first woman to lead the 164-nation-member WTO.
Her first term as the seventh Director-General of the WTO will expire on August 31, 2025, while the second term begins on September 1st, 2024.
Dominica Nwabufo
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