The European Parliament has endorsed the candidacy of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General position.
According to reports, a letter signed on Wednesday by the Co-chairs of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Steering Group, Bernd Lange and Sven Simon, the European Parliament said it screened the two remaining candidates for the WTO’s top job — Okonjo-Iweala and Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea — and was convinced that the Nigerian candidate has the “energy” and is “well-equipped” for the job.
The Parliament said it was satisfied with the Nigerian level of requirements and skills.
It urged the European Union to express support for the candidacy of the former World Bank director.
