Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji has celebrated Nigeria’s former minister of finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who is set to become the first woman and first African director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The 41-year-old shared a picture of Mrs Okonjo-Iweala in an Instagram post on Saturday.
“Congratulations to Mrs #ngoziokonjoiweala on making history as the first woman and African to head WTO,” she wrote.
Okonjo-Iweala’s victory came following the withdrawal of South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on Friday.
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South Korea’s trade ministry said in a statement that Yoo had consulted with the United States – her major backer — and other countries and “decided to renounce her candidacy”.
The process to name a successor to Roberto Azevedo had been deadlocked since October 2020 when key WTO ambassadors tapped Mrs Okonjo-Iweala as the best pick to lead the organisation but the Trump administration maintained its opposition to her appointment.
The WTO was destined to have its first woman director-general after the months-long consultation process whittled the candidates down to the final two – Okonjo-Iweala and Yoo.
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