The Director-General (D-G) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will next year seek a second four-year term in office.
Her first tenure ends in August 2025.
Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and African to head the WTO, was chosen by member countries of the Geneva, Switzerland-based organisation on February 15, 2021.
The 70-year-old assumed office in March of the same year
Okonjo-Iweala’s spokesman, Ismaila Dieng, confirmed the development through a statement on Monday.
He said his principal has taken into account “the overwhelming and broad-based support expressed by WTO’s 166 members.
Dieng added that Okonjo-Iweala’s decision to seek another term has been officially communicated to WTO chairman, Amb. Petter Olberg, from Norway
“We can confirm that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” the statement read.