Read Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's reaction to the US's opposition of her victory in the WTO

     Supposed winner of the polls for the post of Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reacted to the  U.S opposition of her consensus victory over her South Korea rival,Yoo Myung-hee to become the next Director General of the World Trade Organization.

 

The former Nigeria Finance minister was originally slated to be the next Director General of the World Trade Organization surpassing her Korean counterpart with more than half of the votes in her favor (104 of the 164 eligible voting candidates). She had support from the EU, Japan and even China.

According to reports, when the United States representatives sensed her victory, they quickly took the floor to suggest that ,Yoo Myung-hee was still an eligible contender. They also stated that D.C Washington wouldn't approve of  Ngozi's looming appointment.

Due to the foreplay of this, the General Council postponed it's announcement of the new DG to November 9th after the USA's presidential election.

In reaction to the happenings, Ngozi said,"“Happy for the success & continued progress of our @wto DG bid. Very humbled to be declared the candidate with the largest, broadest support among members & most likely to attract consensus. We move on to the next step on Nov 9, despite hiccups. We’re keeping the positivity going!”