Nigeria’s Yuonov Frederick Agah has been reappointed as Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for another four-year term.
Agah, who hails from Benue, was first appointed as Deputy Director-General of WTO in 2013 for a four-year term; he assumed office on October 1 of that year.
He will resume his second term at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on Oct. 1, 2017 till September 30, 2021.
The Director-General of WTO, Roberto Azevêdo, announced the appointment of Agah alongside three other Deputy Directors-General.
Azevedo said “serving Deputy Directors-General Yonov Frederick Agah of Nigeria, Karl Brauner of Germany and Yi Xiaozhun of China have been reappointed to serve a further four year term, and will continue to fulfil their current responsibilities.
“They will be joined by a new Deputy Director-General from the United States, Alan Wolff, who will replace David Shark.
“I want to thank the Deputy Directors-General for their excellent work over the last four years.
“I am delighted to confirm that Frederick Agah, Karl Brauner and Yi Xiaozhun will continue in their roles for a second term.
“I look forward to continue to work with you to strengthen the multilateral trading system.”
The 164-member countries’ organisation is the only global international body that deals with the rules of trade between nations to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers to conduct their business.
Agah was appointed as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the WTO in 2005.
The Trade Office is responsible for Nigeria’s participation in Geneva-based trade-related international organisations,, particularly the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the International Trade Centre and the WTO.
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