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NIGERIA’S Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, one of Africa’s most respected technocrats, has locked horns with seven other candidates gunning for the top job at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), as the current DG, Roberto Azevedo sets to step down in August.

But what chance does Dr. Okonjo-Iweala stand to become the next Director-General of the global trade body?

The WTO is an International organisation established in 1995 to deal with the global rules of trade between nations, pushing for a coherent and smooth regulation of trade among nations of the world.

Presently, the organisation has 164-member nations and 24 observer governments.

Okonjo-Iweala, a finance and international development expert, is Nigeria’s nomination for the position.

However, she is facing seven other high flying candidates from Africa, Europe, the Middle-East, North America, and Asia who were also nominated by their governments.

Okonjo against other African contenders

The Egyptian candidate, Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh, a senior official of WTO since 1990 and an international trade lawyer, is one of the Africans contesting for the position.

Mamdouh, a nominee of the African Union boasts of a long career in trade policy and diplomacy.

Starting out as a commercial attache in Egypt’s ministry of economy and foreign trade, Mamdouh worked up the ranks, playing key roles at the WTO and partaking in negotiations that have contributed to the standing of the international organisation till date.

Another contender is Amina C. Mohamed , Kenyan’s former minister of foreign affairs and international trade.

Mohamed served as her country’s permanent representative to the WTO for six years, emerging as the first woman to chair the General Council of the WTO in 2005, before her appointment as minister. She’s a law degree graduate and a Chevening fellow alumna.

On the other hand, with a combination of experiences working as a development economist, finance and international development expert, Okonjo-Iweala comes with a set of unique core competencies that position her as a great candidate for the job.

She graduated with a degree in economics from Harvard University in the United States (US) and also earned a doctorate degree in regional economics and development from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), also in the US.

The development economics expert also has 15 honorary degrees from top universities around the world including Yale, Brown, and University of Pennsylvania.

Beyond her ivy league education, Okonjo-Iweala, has served twice as Nigeria’s finance minister, after a successful career in the World Bank, rising to the level of Managing Director.

One of her achievements as a Minister in Nigeria was her clinching a multi-billion dollar debt relief package for Nigeria.

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Good news.........she's had too many juicy jobs!

Her CV is loaded to land her the job but can the politics around WTO be in her favor?

Omo abeg wetin be odd i dey Bet9ja shop like this

be like na NG things for Okonjo-Iweala.......

And I really want her to clinch it

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Anyhow sha

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Imagine say na INEC go conduct this election. The whole world go shock say mama NOI go score 70%of total vote, and some candidate will boldly score Zero

Yoruba muslims will be praying any of the muslim people won...Hausa muslim will be praying the egyptian win,..

Kenya vs Nigeria Vs Mexico

Wish her well

Mods please can u stop this news abeg! Nobody gives a fvck about this Woman or anything about WTO or any of them. This is why I can’t wait for BBN the only thing that gives genuine joy.

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It's okay

I wish her all the best

Such is life, you win some you loose some

Is the post a MUST ?

What odds?

The result will be as the PICTURE above

Congrats in advance ma

The write-up did not really state that the odds are against her

I wish her all the best

Okay o

dapsoneh:
Her CV is loaded to land her the job but can the politics around WTO be in her favor?

And how about the other candidates, are their CV not also loaded to land them the job?

dapsoneh:
Her CV is loaded to land her the job but can the politics around WTO be in her favor?

u don talk sense jaaare, make she no kill her self, na VAR go send her pack