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ECOWAS Endorses Okonjo-Iweala’s Nomination as WTO Director General

The Heads of State and Governments of the 15 Economic Community of West African States member states have endorsed the candidature of Nigeria’s former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of the Director General of the World Trade Organisation .

They noted that Nigeria has formally nominated Okonjo-Iweala for the position of director general of the WTO for the period of 2021 to 2025. According to the country, Nigeria, like other sovereign states, reserves the right to nominate, withdraw or replace a candidate for any position, especially when a consensus has not been agreed to endorse a single candidate.

The OLC had stated that the nomination of Okonjo-Iweala was against the rules of procedure and the decision by the AU Executive Council.

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