Former minister of Finance and coordinating minister for Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Igbere TV reports that the former Nigerian minister defeated South Korea’s Ms Yoo Myung-hee by a wide margin of 104 votes from 164 member countries.
Her victory is to be announced formally by WTO later today at 3pm Nigerian time.
Okonjo-Iweala becomes the first woman and 1st African to lead World Trade Organisation.
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