The House of Representatives on Thursday expressed its support for the ambition of the minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of the president of the World Bank.
The lawmakers declared their support while adopting the resolution of a motion moved as a matter of urgent national importance by Austin Ugbaburo on the need for the House to give her its backing.
Mr Ugbeburo said that this is the first time that a Nigerian will be vying for the position and it is pertinent for the legislature to endorse her candidature “so that the whole world will know that she has our support because she is eminently qualified to hold that position.”
Meanwhile, Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday in Abidjan said she would fight to win the position of the World Bank President, after getting fresh endorsements from the Africa Union (AU) and ECOWAS.
The AU on Monday in Addis Ababa, endorsed Mrs Okonjo-Iweala as its candidate for the top job, while ECOWAS Heads of States on Tuesday in Abidjan, also declared their support for the former Managing Director of the World Bank.
These endorsements brighten the chances of Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, who had spent over 20 years working as a staff of the Bank and rose to the position of a Vice President.
