Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala has been named one of Forbes’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in
2022.
Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Integrated
Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family with a particular focus on
business, technology, communications, science, politics, and law.
The African leadership person of the year awards are
vote-based and reserved yearly for leading Africans who are making positive
impacts and promoting a favourable image of the continent.
Okonjo-Iweala polled over 60 percent of the 15,000 votes in the category at the close of the poll on 2nd of December 2022.
Forbes said, “The World Trade Organization head Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala (No. 91 of 100) continue to play a crucial role in providing
financial assistance and promoting global trade as the threat of a global
recession rises.”
Recall that Okonjo-Iweala was recognized by another media
platform, Time magazine as one of the world’s most influential people in 2021.
This would be Okonjo-Iweala’s 6th recognition in her career.
Reacting, Okonjo-iweala tweeted that she was excited by the
awards she had received in her career.
“An honour and a privilege to be part of this list of a very
distinguished group of women for the 6th time in my career, Congratulation to
my other sisters. Let’s continue to show that good governance, good public
policy and a people-centered approach to work matters,” he said.
Winners for the 11th edition of the award shall be presented
with the honour on 16th of February 2023, at a ceremony scheduled to be held in
Port Louis, Mauritius.
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