We are proud – Ohanaeze hails Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on reappointment as WTO DG
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed confidence that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would continue to discharge her duties with requisite prudence and diligence as the Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO.
Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Okey Emuchay said the organization is proud of Okonjo-Iweala for her reappointment as the WTO DG.
In a statement by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Emuchay described Okonjo-Iweala as one of the few Nigerians who are committed to a decent life.
Ohanaeze qualified Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the summary of virtues, a quintessential Igbo in character, ingenuity, elegance and integrity.
Noting that the WTO DG abhorred corruption and is the characteristic mundane hubris in power, Emuchay recalled that she initiated institutional reforms to reduce corruption in Nigeria.
The statement reads: “The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide joins numerous admirers across the globe to felicitate a renowned erudite scholar, development economist, astute administrator, moral edifice, author, two-time Nigerian minister for Finance, trailblazer, and an exemplary Igbo daughter, Dr Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her re-election as the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
“We are not surprised that Okonjo-Iweala has maintained a steady upward trajectory in public life. She is one of the few Nigerians who are committed to a decent life. She not only abhorred corruption and the characteristic mundane hubris in power, but she also initiated institutional reforms to reduce corruption in Nigeria. She introduced bureaucratic mechanisms to increase transparency in public offices. It was the suave Okonjo-Iweala that spearheaded negotiations with the Paris Club for debt relief for Nigeria, including an outright cancellation of US $18 in debt, under President Olusegun Obasanjo. She is one of the few women who have made the Forbes list of 100 Most Powerful Women in the world for seven years; and many more.
“There is no gainsaying her victory for a second term as the Director-General of the WTO derives from her untainted pedigree and stellar performance in the first tenure.
“We are very confident that you will continue to discharge your duties with requisite prudence and diligence. We are very proud of you.
“On behalf of all the structures of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, please accept our felicitations and goodwill as always.”
