Okonjo Iweala Emerges New WTO DG

 

Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonji-Iweala has emerged the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation.

According to sources from the European Union, she emerged victorious in the contest over her South Korean rival Ms Yoo Myung-hee, by a wide margin.

 

Okonjo-Iweala’s victory is expected to be announced formally by the WTO later today