{"id":128802,"date":"2020-10-30T17:22:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=128802"},"modified":"2020-10-30T17:22:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:22:49","slug":"okonjo-iweala-president-buhari-in-video-conference-with-president-of-european-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/okonjo-iweala-president-buhari-in-video-conference-with-president-of-european-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Okonjo-Iweala: President Buhari in video conference with President of European Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari Friday held a video conference with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, during which the latter reiterated Europe\u2019s support for Nigeria\u2019s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).<\/p>\n<p>The President is leading Nigeria\u2019s charge for Okonjo-Iweala, the country\u2019s former Minister of Finance, to emerge as the first Black and female WTO DG.<\/p>\n<p>President Buhari thanked the European Council for its support for Nigeria\u2019s candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Also discussed during the conference were issues bordering on debt relief for Africa, EU-African relations and recharge of the Lake Chad, which has currently shrunk to less than one-third of its usual size, and throwing about 130 million people who depend on the Lake into dire straits.<\/p>\n<p>Recharge of the Lake Chad is an issue the Nigerian President had vigorously canvassed at diverse global fora in recent time.<\/p>\n<p>President Buhari expressed appreciation to Mr Michel for expected positive developments on the issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari Friday held a video conference with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, during which the latter reiterated Europe\u2019s support for Nigeria\u2019s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). 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