Dr Okonjo Iweala of Nigeria and Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea
Former Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), ARISE News reports.
According to a breaking news on Wednesday afternoon, Okonjo-Iweala defeated her only challenger, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee, by a wide margin.
She reportedly polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat how South Korea’s trade minister at the final stage of the race.
Her emergence is expected to be announced formally by the WTO later on Wednesday.
