President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reacted after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was reelected as the Director General of World Trade Organization, WTO.
His reaction was contained in a statement that was released by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy.
In the post that Onanuga shared on his page, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her unanimous reelection.
Onanuga stated that her first term as the seventh Director-General of the WTO will expire on August 31, 2025, while the second term begins September 1.
Here is what he wrote on his page;
“President Bola Tinubu congratulates Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, on her unanimous re-election today as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
“The renowned development economist and global finance expert made history in 2021 as the first African and first woman to lead the 164-nation-member WTO”.