Former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Okonjo-Iweala who emerged one of the final two for the coveted seat polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister.
She becomes the first African and the first woman to head the WTO.
The body is expected to announce her as the new DG by 3pm Nigerian time.
Details shortly…