{"id":26536,"date":"2020-06-22T16:25:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=26536"},"modified":"2020-06-22T16:25:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T16:25:58","slug":"ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job","title":{"rendered":"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the top job of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).<\/p>\n<p>The regional body claimed that no African has assumed the position of Director-General of the Organisation since its creation on 1st January 1995.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that the decision has the blessing of its highest body, the ECOWAS authority of Heads of States and Government.<\/p>\n<p>The body called on other African countries as well as non-African countries to endorse her candidature.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government have endorsed the candidature of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), for the period 2021-2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the top job of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The regional body claimed that no African has assumed the position of Director-General of the Organisation since its creation on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":26538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[847],"class_list":["post-26536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-ecowas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Africa Press-Nigeria:The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa Press-Nigeria:The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-22T16:25:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"alico\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"alico\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"alico\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7\"},\"headline\":\"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-22T16:25:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job\"},\"wordCount\":151,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ECOWAS\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job\",\"name\":\"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job - Nigeria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-22T16:25:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7\"},\"description\":\"Africa Press-Nigeria:The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7\",\"name\":\"alico\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/alico\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job - Nigeria","description":"Africa Press-Nigeria:The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job","og_description":"Africa Press-Nigeria:The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job","og_site_name":"Nigeria","article_published_time":"2020-06-22T16:25:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"alico","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"alico","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job"},"author":{"name":"alico","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7"},"headline":"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job","datePublished":"2020-06-22T16:25:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job"},"wordCount":151,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg","keywords":["ECOWAS"],"articleSection":["all news","Community"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job","name":"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job - Nigeria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-06-22T16:25:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7"},"description":"Africa Press-Nigeria:The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has thrown its weight behind the candidature of former Minister of","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-600x375-1.jpg","width":600,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ecowas-endorses-okonjo-iweala-for-wto-job#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO job"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/","name":"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7","name":"alico","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/alico"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}