The World Trade Organisation Director-General, Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed intention to seek another four-year term as the
head of the organization. The former Nigeria’s Finance Minister made this disclosure
in an interview with Reuters on Monday, stating that she hopes to complete
“unfinished business” from her first mandate. She said, “I would like to be part of this chapter of the
WTO story, and I stand ready to compete for the position,” she noted, citing a
letter she plans to send to the trade body’s main decision-making body. For my second term, “I intend to focus on delivering,” she
added, mentioning that among her priorities is addressing “unfinished
business”, declared. Recall that Okonjo-Iweala took office in March 2021 as the
first female and African head of the 30-year-old trade body. Her current term
expires on 31 August 2025.
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