President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday held a video conference with President of the European Council, Charles Michel during which he reiterated Europe’s support for Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO.
The President is leading Nigeria’s charge for Okonjo-Iweala, the country’s former Minister of Finance, to emerge as the first Black and female WTO Director-General.
President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina thanked the European Council for its support for Nigeria’s candidate.
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Also discussed during the conference were issues bordering on debt relief for Africa, EU-African relations and recharge of the Lake Chad, which has currently shrunk to less than one-third of its usual size, and throwing about 130 million people who depend on the Lake into dire straits.
Recharge of the Lake Chad is an issue the Nigerian President had vigorously canvassed at diverse global fora in recent time.
President Buhari expressed appreciation to Michel for expected positive developments on the issues.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
