It is done! Thank you @WTO members for finalizing my election today and making history. In the 73 years of GATT and WTO, honored to be First Woman and First African to lead. But now the real work begins. Ready to tackle the challenges of WTO. Forget Business as usual!
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
@NOIweala
DG @WTO
- Waiting to vote at my polling station Umuda Isingwu village Umuahia Abia state. Waiting for an hour. People have been waiting since 7 am.
- I applaud the resourcefulness and courage of Nigerian youth in the #EndSARS. Powerful to let your voices be heard peacefully. Let’s join hands for a positive outcome through a One Nigeria approach.
- Celebrating my lovely mother Prof Kamene Okonjo at 95!!
- I don’t normally do personal tweets, but today is an exception! It has been one of the happiest days of my life - my 70th birthday! So much outpouring of love from everywhere!! I want to thank all WTO Ambassadors, WTO staff, friends and family! I’ve never received so many
- The INEC officers finally arrived. My husband and I have just voted. The turnout is unbelievable, the largest I have ever seen in all the years I have voted in the village. Young and very old all are here.
- 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!
- Delighted to get this photo of a young 3 year old girl, who I don’t even know, dressed for her schools Career Day as Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. What a fun thing to see! I pray for her and all young girls that their careers will be even more successful than mine!
- Congratulations Dr. Uchechi Iweala, on being one of the first spinal surgeons in Maryland to perform a successful navigated lumbar spinal fusion using a robot! So proud to be your Mum! Keep it going!
- Back in Geneva, happy to have voted & to see Nigeria’s youth in action! All the young people in my village had PVCs & voted. Despite some challenges, thank God for a largely peaceful election. We pray for peace to prevail. Wishing all of us & Nigeria well at this important time.
- Waiting to vote at my polling station in Umuda Isingwu village Umuahia , Abia state. I have been waiting one hour. Many villagers have been here since 7 am. It is 11.23 am now. Where are the INEC officers??
- Wow! Several friends have forwarded this to me. I don’t normally like portraits of myself ( I don’t believe I am that important to warrant portraits) but I do want to salute @BamaiyiDanladi for his great talent and creativity. People know I love African , especially Nigerian,
- Nigerians please relax! Re Paris, Interesting attacks from both sides. Sadly shows the depth of polarization in our society. I post photos in the order received by accompanying staff or colleagues. Reading more into it is unwarranted. Let’s unite to build our country not attack!
