JUST IN: Okonjo-Iweala is candidate with the best chance- WTO

Our Reporter

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has the best chance of emerging Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) via consensus, the body has stated.

In a tweet after the head of delegates meeting on Wednesday in Geneva, the WTO said the result of the consultations is now

WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell said: “The candidate that had the best chance of attaining a consensus of the membership is Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria. Consultations on the way fwd will start immediately”.

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