WTO: UK govt congratulates Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Catriona Laing, British High Commissioner to Nigeria has sent congratulatory message to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as the Director-General of the WTO.

Earlier, WTO confirmed Dr Okonjo-Iweala appointment as the new Director-General of WTO at a special meeting of the General Council, following a selection process that included eight candidates from around the world.

In a congratulatory message on her Twitter account, the British High Commissioner, Laing said she was delighted to hear the good news.

“So delighted to hear this now confirmed. @NOIweala is the best possible leader for @wto at the most challenging of times.

“It feels so good to have a Nigerian woman in this top job. Congratulations,” she wrote.