The U.S. had opposed the selection of Mrs Okonjo-Iweala when it endorsed her South Korean counterpart, Yoo Myung-hee.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Nigeria's candidate in the race for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has secured cross-regional backing with only the United States opposing the consensus.
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