Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister.
Okonjo-Iwela becomes the first African to head the WTO.
The body is expected to announce her as the new DG by 3pm Nigerian time.
Details shortly…
