(Part 3 of 3)
The Election to the position of Director General of WTO is emblematic of meritorious and democratic system.
All member nations participate in the election process. The position is for a four-year term duration. In 2020, The position became vacant, when the current D.G stepped down after his term. The organization nominated eight (8) candidates for the position by various governments of the member nation. The names were submitted to the General Council meeting, where they were reviewed and propose question from the Genera Council membership.
The second phase of the consultation resulted in selection of five Candidates, who have secured the broadest and deepest support from WTO membership. They then advance to the Third stage of the selection process. The Co-facilitators announced two (2) candidates, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Eweale emerged as the consensus candidate followed by South Korea candidate.
She was overwhelmingly voted for as the first woman to head the World Trade Organization in the last 25 years of its existence, as an international body. The Councils chair, David Walker of New Zealand and his two co- facilitators in the selection process, reiterated their consensus among all the delegation for the best candidate for the 7th Director General as Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Eweala for the body.
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Eweala.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala win WTO Director General election?
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Eweala of Nigeria and Yoo Myung gee of South Korea.
Source: BBC News.
Comment here