President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly held a video conference with President of the European Council, Mr. Charles Michel, during which the latter reiterated Europe’s support for Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to clinch the job of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Buhari is leading Nigeria’s charge for Okonjo-Iweala, the country’s former Minister of Finance, to emerge as the first Black and female WTO DG.
A statement by the Presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, indicated that President Buhari thanked the European Council for its support for Nigeria’s candidate.
Adesina said other issues discussed during the conference bordered on debt relief for Africa, EU-African relations and recharge of the Lake Chad, which has currently shrunk to less than one-third of its usual size, and throwing about 130 million people who depend on the Lake into dire straits.
The statement said: “Recharge of the Lake Chad is an issue the Nigerian President had vigorously canvassed at diverse global fora in recent time.
President Buhari expressed appreciation to Mr. Michel for expected positive developments on the issues.