US Still Opposing Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO DG Candidature
December 19, 2020
6:56 am
The attempt by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala to become the Director General of the World Trade Organisation has continued to witness opposition from the US despite her being a US citizen.
The United States in an unprecedented move suggested that the process to find a new Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) needs to be reopened, reports say. US President, Donald Trump’s trade chief, Robert Lighthizer, in an interview with BBC News said that the WTO needs ‘someone with real experience in trade’.
The US had earlier opposed former World Bank economist and Nigeria’s candidate, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, …
