Tinubu celebrates Okonjo-Iweala’s reappointment as WTO DG, says Global Trust earned

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated 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.   Her first term as the seventh Director-General of the WTO will expire on August 31, 2025, while the second term begins September 1.   The Nigerian leader noted with delight that Dr…