The Federal Government has inaugurated a Campaign Strategy Team for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is vying for the post of the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, while inaugurating the team on Thursday in Abuja, said it was key to the success in ensuring that the Nigerian candidate emerged as WTO Director-General for 2021 – 2025 term.

Adebayo, in a statement by Mrs Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa, Assistant Director, Press Unit of the ministry, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to nominate Okonjo–Iweala as Nigeria’s candidate for the position of WTO Director-General was in good faith.

He said the decision was given the overriding consideration of the need to host Africa’s chance and for the promotion of gender mainstreaming at the world’s top trade post.

He expressed optimism that the Nigerian candidate would emerge as the next Director-General of WTO, based on her capabilities and wealth of experience at the highest level of World Bank, as a Development Economist, Diplomat and one of the Africa’s most trusted technocrats.

“An eminently qualified candidate in the position of Okonjo-Iweala with proven leadership, bold reformer, skillful negotiator with abilities to broker numerous agreements that would promote fair trade should be selected for Director-General of the WTO.

“I am confident that she possesses the qualities to lead the most important global multilateral body,” the minister said.

He, therefore, charged the team to develop winning strategy for the candidate and also called on stakeholders, media, public, private and trading partners to give necessary support that she required to emerge as WTO Director-General.

The Minister of State, Amb. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum, who is the Team Leader of the Campaign Strategy team, pledged the full commitment of members of the team to deliver on its mandate.

“We must all get to work as a team in the most strategic and professional manner to deliver on this important assignment in line with the Terms of Reference,” she stated.

Katagum also expressed confidence that Okonjo–Iweala would emerge as the next WTO Director-General considering her pedigree and commitment in ensuring sustainable development and economic growth, not only for Africa but the world at large.

The Campaign Strategy team comprises officials of the ministry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; representatives of the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President and Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The team also include officials from the Ministry of Finance, Nigerian Ambassador to ECOWAS and African Union as well as Geneva–based officials.

Source: NAN

https://www.mediaorchid.com.ng/2020/07/wto-fg-inaugurates-campaign-strategy.html?m=1

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Good one

Nice. Let's do this together

I hope she wins. We need good representation overseas

NOI will win

Very commendable

How will the campaign looks like? Anyone with idea?
will they go to each country and campaign or how?

Sammy07:
How will the campaign looks like?
Anyone with idea?

will they go to each country and campaign or how?

I think it’s basically at the diplomatic level. Ministry of Industry, trade and investment is taking the lead because it’s the ministry in charge of relating with WTO.

They will lobby trade officials and diplomats to convince them that she’s the most qualified for the position. They will also reach out to the international media and NGO’s to give her a positive review. The president will have to do a lot in terms of reaching out to his colleagues all over the world to support her. Concessions would be made, old debt would be called.

seunmsg:


I think it’s basically at the diplomatic level. Ministry of Industry, trade and investment is taking the lead because it’s the ministry in charge of relating with WTO.

They will lobby trade officials and diplomats to convince them that she’s the most qualified for the position. They will also reach out to the international media and NGO’s to give her a positive review. The president will have to do a lot in terms of reaching out to his colleagues all over the world to support her. Concessions would be made, old debt would be called.

Oh! How I wish Obasanjo is the current president.
The guy is influencial and can help in something like this.

Sammy07:


Oh! How I wish Obasanjo is the current president.
The guy is influencial and can help in something like this.

Buhari is not doing badly too. The way he got all members of ECOWAS to pledge total support for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala despite AU stand on the election is very commendable.