#BeLikeNgoziChallenge Trends As Nigerians Dress Like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala To Celebrate Her Emergence As WTO Director-General

#BeLikeNgoziChallenge is currently trending on Nigerian Twitter as Nigerians share photos of themselves dressed in African print and headgear that is peculiar to former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, saying a stronger WTO would be vital for the global coronavirus recovery.

The global trade body called a virtual special general council meeting at which member states officially selected the former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank veteran as its new director-general.

The challenge was started to celebrate the former Minister made history on Monday, February 15, after she was elected as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, making her the first woman and African to lead the organization.

See the photos below..