October 10, 2024
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala To Seek Second Term As WTO Director General
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala To Seek Second Term As WTO Director General

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala To Seek Second Term As WTO Director General

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has officially announced her intention to seek another four-year term as head of the organisation.

Her announcement to run for a second term comes more than a month after 58 member countries supported a proposal from the African Group of WTO for her to head the organisation for another term.

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In a statement to Reuters on Monday conveying her feedback, Okonjo-Iweala said she is ready to “compete”. 

While commenting on the task of heading the world trade body, she said the geopolitical tensions among WTO’s 166 members was, according to her, ‘a significant challenge’.

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