The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has vowed to do all he can to ensure that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation.
Buhari made his commitment known to Nigerians via his official Twitter account on Monday night.
This comes after the president met Okonjo-Iweala who is one of the final two contenders for the WTO top seat behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.
“We will do all that we can to ensure that @NOIweala emerges as the Director-General of the WTO. She deserves this. I will continue to seek support from world leaders on her behalf. Whatever phone calls need to be made, whatever letters need to be sent, I will do it.”
We will do all that we can to ensure that @NOIweala emerges as the Director-General of the WTO. She deserves this. I will continue to seek support from world leaders on her behalf. Whatever phone calls need to be made, whatever letters need to be sent, I will do it. pic.twitter.com/J7AyVfnvVo
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) October 12, 2020
Recall that the News Agency of Nigeria earlier announced that the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy is in a meeting with the president.
A presidency source told NAN that Okonjo-Iweala was in the villa to seek presidential blessing and support from the president over her ambition of winning the WTO election.
Those sighted at the venue of the meeting included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada.
