The Office of the Legal Counsel of the AU has said that the candidature of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the WTO’s director-general position is not in line with extant rules.
The Office of the Legal Counsel of the African Union has said that the candidature of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the World Trade Organisation’s director-general position is not in line with extant rules.
In a diplomatic note through Nigeria’s mission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which hosts the AU headquarters, Mr Buhari announced Mrs Okonjo-Iweala as the country’s candidate for the WTO job. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala’s nomination has raised concerns among Nigerians in the diplomatic and international development circle.Earlier, in its reaction to the replacement of Mr Agah for the top job, Egypt opposed Nigeria’s substitution and sought the country’s disqualification from the AU endorsement process.
In her two-page letter, Benin informed the Permanent Missions of the Member States of the International Organisation of La Francophonie at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva of its decision to withdraw its candidate, Eloi Laourou.Indications, however, emerged Tuesday that there are more hurdles for the former finance minister to cross in actualising her dream of clinching the WTO top job.
He said the development prompted Benin, Egypt and Nigeria to submit their candidatures namely, Eloi Laourou, Abdulhameed Mamdouh and Yunov Agah.
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