Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala vying for WTO leadership

Nigerian candidate for WHO presidency Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on July 15, 2020 in Geneva.

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They are two candidates for the head of the organization: a Korean, Yoo Myung-hee, and a Nigerian, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Portrait of the latter who carries the hopes of the African continent.

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With our correspondent in Lagos,

She is the first woman to have held the post of 

in her country, and she has done so twice.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala also worked for 25 years at the World Bank.

She therefore has an international career, and skills praised in Nigeria.

"Excellent qualifications"

The Minister of Industry and Trade notably praised

the candidate's "

", which will perhaps allow her to "

" within an organization facing numerous challenges.

Last candidate running alongside Korean Yoo Myung-hee, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala immediately thanked Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for his support, as well as his friends in Nigeria and around the world.

The Nigerian candidate highlights her experience "

", since she notably piloted until recently one of the WHO programs in the fight against Covid-19.

Many Nigerians have expressed their support for his candidacy on social media.

In any case, the task will be difficult for the future director of the WTO in the face of the global economic crisis and the crisis of confidence in the organization.

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