Professor Kamene Okonjo, mother of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has died at the age of 96.
The renowned academic was widely recognised for her contributions to education and her distinguished career in academia.
Her death marks the loss of a respected figure whose life was associated with scholarship, learning and service.
Prof. Kamene Okonjo was the mother of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and the current Director-General of the WTO, who has earned international recognition for her work in economic policy, development and global trade.
