She will succeed the current Director-General, Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma, whose tenure expires on January 9, 2026
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This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Head, PenCom, Corporate Communications, Ibrahim Buwai, in Abuja.
The announcement was made known in a statement by the President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Monday.
Its Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, gave the advice during a news briefing from Geneva on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalled that the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, had in a statement on Monday disclosed Abayomi’s COVID-19 status.
AVM Mohammadu Mohammed (retd), the Director General, NEMA, said at the event that the Federal Government had approved door to door direct distribution of the relief materials to the affected people.
Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Saturday.
Okonjo-Iweala, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Geneva, also thanked ECOWAS for endorsing her candidacy as the race for the WTO Director General’s position enters the selection phase.
President Muhammadu Buhari on June 5 endorsed Okonjo-Iweala for the WTO top job, making her the second African vying for the position so far.
He made the call in an Easter message in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
Akabueze disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
The appointees are Benjamin Dikki, Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises; Gbenga Elegbeye, Director-General, National Sports Commission; and Dr. Oluwole Oluloye, Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Trust Fund