ECOWAS Backs Okonjo- Iweala For WTO DG

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ngozi Okonjo Iweala for the position of Director General of the World Trade Organisation.

ECOWAS Backs Okonjo- Iweala For WTO DG
ECOWAS Backs Okonjo- Iweala For WTO DG

This is contained in a document signed by Mahamadou Issoufou, ECOWAS president, and seen by TheCable on Friday.

ECOWAS called on other African countries to back Okonjo-Iweala, who Issoufou referred to as a “fearless reformer”.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on June 4 approved the nomination of Okonjo-Iweala, former coordinating minister for the economy, for the top WTO job.

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