By Monalisa Agbata
Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In the final two-man race, she polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister.
According to a breaking news on Arise News on Tuesday afternoon, Okonjo-Iweala defeated her only challenger, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee, by a wide margin.
Her emergence is expected to be announced formally by the WTO later on Tuesday.