September 17, (THEWILL) – The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will seek a second term in office to complete an “unfinished business,” her Spokesman, Ismaila Dieng, said.
“I would like to be part of this chapter of the WTO story and I stand ready to compete for the position. For my second term, I intend to focus on delivering unfinished business,” Okonjo-Iweala said in a WTO statement.
Highlighting areas of priority if reelected, Okonjo-Iweala listed ending fisheries subsidies and reaching a breakthrough in global agriculture negotiations, as well as reforming the WTO’s hobbled disputes system and decarbonising trade.
Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, was elected in 2021 and became the first female and African to head the WTO. Her tenure ends in November when she is expected to officially apply for a reelection.
