Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Speaks on Resigning WTO Job to Run For Presidency in 2023

Former Nigerian minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is reportedly considering to resign as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Okonjo-Iweala was appointed as WTO Director-General on February 15, 2020, making history as the first woman and the first African to lead the Geneva-based organization.

Barely seven months into her four-year tenure which began on March 1, 2021, the 67-year-old is already frustrated with the workings of the WTO and planned to quit if no headway can be found on critical issues.

Why Okonjo-Iweala Wants To Resign As WTO DG
According to Bloomberg, five WTO officials said that Okonjo-Iweala had grasped the frustrating reality of the WTO’s historical inertia, and was even floating the idea of resigning.

The officials, who declined to be identified, also claimed Okonjo-Iweala has repeatedly told ambassadors and staff that she could easily walk away from the job, and reminds them she hasn’t bought any furniture for her temporary home in Geneva.

An early departure of the WTO’s top trade official would add yet another layer of chaos to an organisation suffering from an existential crisis that may lead governments to conclude the WTO was not a credible forum for addressing their shared challenges.

Last year, Okonjo-Iweala’s predecessor – Roberto Azevedo – cited the lack of progress at the WTO as his primary reason for resigning from the organisation a year before his tenure was scheduled to end.

Some Geneva trade officials told Bloomberg that Okonjo-Iweala was planning to quit the WTO job because she wants to run in the 2023 presidential election in her native country of Nigeria.

Okonjo-Iweala Speaks On Running For 2023 Presidency
When contacted, Okonjo-Iweala refuted claims of running for the 2023 Nigerian presidency, but she didn’t comment about her threats to resign as the WTO DG.

She described the speculation as “utterly ridiculous and not true” in a statement to Bloomberg News.

“I just got here. I am enjoying what I’m doing,” she told Bloomberg News in a television interview.

“It is a very exciting job and I am trying to have some successes here.”

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Posted: at 1-10-2021 06:44 AM (2 years ago) | Addicted Hero

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Posted: at 1-10-2021 08:51 AM (2 years ago) | Gistmaniac

..YOU REFERRED TO A WHOLE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF WTO A LAZY WOMAN? YOU CAN ONLY GET TO THAT POSITION WITH HATD WORK. MAKE YOU THINK AM WELL OOO. I DON'T EVEN THINK THAT SHE IS CORRUPT OTHERWISE HER CURRENT POSITION WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. SHE IS AN ACHIEVER.

Posted: at 1-10-2021 12:45 PM (2 years ago) | Gistmaniac

,,,,you just a clown,,,exhibiting insanity online. Hp u knew the meaning of laziness

Posted: at 1-10-2021 02:40 PM (2 years ago) | Upcoming

gogoman na grandma you dey address as go girl.. next time use the word go Aunty grandma  Ngozi

Posted: at 2-10-2021 03:24 AM (2 years ago) | Gistmaniac

you don't know better what position  it might be a big deal to you motherphyukung Nigerians  nobody know that lady abroad ok
As long as she's part of this fulani circle she's a lady ass woman ok

Posted: at 2-10-2021 07:57 PM (2 years ago) | Gistmaniac