#BeLikeNgoziChallenge: Nigerian Ladies begin a new challenge after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was finally confirmed as WTO DG
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been confirmed on Monday, February 15, as the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
A brief statement by the WTO via its official Twitter page indicates that the General Council held a special meeting on Monday to finalize the appointment.
Okonjo-Iweala had emerged as the last-standing candidate vying for the top position following the withdrawal of her remaining major contender and South Korean trade minister.
Okonjo-Iweala became the first woman and first African director-general o the WTO, three months after the Trump administration rejected her, Reuters noted.
The WTO completed the appointment process after the United States under the Joe Biden-led administration backed Okonjo-Iweala for the top job.
📅 This week at the WTO:
✔️ The General Council will hold a special meeting TODAY at 15:00 Geneva time to consider the appointment of the next Director-General.
Also in our agenda: https://t.co/N7TP0cOiJa pic.twitter.com/cbrw3JALm6
— WTO (@wto) February 15, 2021
Nigerians have taken to social media to celebrate the appointment of Okonjo Iweala as the director-general of the World Trade Organization.
So, in appreciation of her great zeal as a woman and to show she has really impacted lot of young Nigerian Ladies, some Nigerians took to Twitter to start a challenge tagged: ‘#BelikeNgoziChallenge’.
This Challenge is practically targeted at Iweala’s dressing, ladies get native clothes, tied their ‘gele’ like she does and make sure their dressing looks like the Way Ngozi Okonjo Iweala does.
Here are some pictures of people who have tried the challenge:
