Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pushes for second term, emerges sole candidate for WTO DG

The existent Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has signified involvement to tally for a 2nd term.

To this end, Okonjo-Iweala emerged arsenic the sole campaigner of the WTO DG.

The organisation formally began the process to name its adjacent DG connected October 8.

WTO allowed members until November 8 to taxable nominations.

This was disclosed successful a connection to members, by the Chairman of WTO General Council, Petter Olberg.

Olberg said nary further nominations were received by the November 8 deadline.

The connection reads: “Under the procedures for the assignment of Directors-General (WT/L/509), I americium required to pass to nembers a consolidated database of candidatures received for the station of Director-General instantly aft the adjacent of the information period, successful this lawsuit 8 November 2024.

“I would similar to counsel members that astatine the extremity of the information play the lone candidacy received for this station is from Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the incumbent director-general.

“The notification received from Dr Okonjo-Iweala pursuant to paragraph 12 of the Procedures successful WT/L/509, was circulated to each members unneurotic with my connection successful papers JOB/GC/406, dated 16 September 2024.”