Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president of Nigeria, has on Saturday recommended Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
This is contained in a statement posted on the official twitter page of the former vice president.
In the tweet, Atiku noted that her “experience and the tremendous related works she has done confirms without ambiguity that her leadership shall be a blessing to the WTO and the world”.
Recall that in June, the WTO had acknowledged Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria’s nominee for the post.
The former Minister of Finance was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The current WTO Director-General, Roberto Azevêdo, has announced he will step down on August 31, 2020.
Other nominees for the post include Mr. Jesús Seade Kuri of Mexico, Mr. Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh of Egypt, Mr. Tudor Ulianovschi of Moldova, Ms. Amina C. Mohamed of Kenya, Mr. Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijiri of Saudi Arabia and Dr. Liam Fox of the United Kingdom.
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