WTO: Buhari, Okonjo-Iweala meet in Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari and a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo -Iweala , are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa , Abuja .
Okonjo -Iweala is in the race to become the Director- General of the World Trade Organisation.

She was led to the meeting with the President by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment , Niyi Adebayo ; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubair Dada ; and the Minister of State , Industry Trade and Investment , Maryam Katagun.
Okonjo -Iweala ,
66, has a 25-year career behind her as a development economist at the World Bank , eventually becoming its number two .

She is also on Twitter ’ s board of directors and is a special envoy for the World Health Organization ’ s COVID – 19 fight.

If Okonjo – Iweala wins, she would become the first African to lead the global trade body in its 25-year history .

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