Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala WTO Director General election race reach final stage for World Trade Organisation
BBC fit confam (from highly placed sources wey tanda inside Geneva) say di race to select a new Director General of di World Trade Organisation (WTO) to take over from Brazilian Roberto Azevedo dey down to two women- Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean, Yoo Myung- hee.
Dis one mean say di WTO dey aim to get e first female head since di WTO start work 25 years ago. Until today, five candidates bin dey up for selection: Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria), Yoo Myung- hee (Republic of South Korea), Amina Mohamed (Kenya), Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijiri (Saudi Arabia) and Dr. Liam Fox (UK). Di official statement from di Chairman of di General Council, Amb. David Walker of New Zealand to Heads of Delegation (WTO members) dey expected Thursday 10.00am BST. 10 facts about Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, WTO DG Nigeria candidate "If dem select me, what kind of World Trade Organization Director General I go be? Proactive, supportive & solutions-oriented." Dis na di question wey Nigeria former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iwela dey ask her 1.1 million followers for twitter. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wey currently be Special Envoy to Mobilise International Economic Support for Continental Fight Against COVID-19 dey contest to be di first woman and first African to lead di World Trade Organisation (WTO) and plenti ogbonge leaders for Africa like Atiku Abubakar, Emeka Ihedioha ad di Economic Community of West African States say dem support her mission. See 10 things you need to know about Nkozi Okonjo Iweala Madam Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announce her decision to contest di WTO position afta di African Union say dem support Egypt pesin, Hamid Mamdouh, wey be former diplomat and former WTO official. All ds dey happun afta di current Director-General for WTO, Roberto Azevêdo, announced say e go step down on 31 August 2020. WTO Director-General selection process Everi-evri about di procedures to appoint di WTO Director-General dey for one document WT/L/509. Di nomination period for di 2020 DG selection process don end on 8 July. Di second phase of di process - dat na where di candidates "go make demsef known to members" go end on 7 September. On dat date, di third phase go begin. Di Chairmo of di General Council, togeda with di chairmo of di Dispute Settlement Body and di Trade Policy Review Body, go start to dey consult with all WTO members to know who dem prefer and find out which candidate dey for best position to geet di support of everybody. Di third phase go last not more than two months.