Okonjo-Iweala Seeks Reelection As Head of WTO
The World Trade Organisation Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has announced her intention to seek reelection for another four-year term as head of the trade organisation.
The former Finance Minister in Nigeria disclosed this in an interview with Reuters on Monday, stating that she hopes to complete “unfinished business” from her first mandate.
Didactic Information Hut reports that Dr Okonjo-Iweala, who took office in March 2021 as the first female and African head of the 30-year-old trade body has 31 August 2025 as expiry for her current tenure.
She said, “I would like to be part of this chapter of the WTO story, and I stand ready to compete for the position,” Okonjo-Iweala said, citing a letter she plans to send to the trade body’s main decision-making body.
