Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named one of Forbes 2022 most powerful women in the world

Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named one of Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2022.

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.”

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.