Friday 24 July 2015

Nigerian woman appointed as the Vice President and Treasurer of World Bank.

            Arunma Oteh is the newly appointed vice president of the world bank.

World Bank has announced the appointment of Ms. Arunma Oteh as the vice
president and treasurer of the World Bank, Naij.com has gathered.
According to a report by Global Village Extra, president of the World Bank, Jim
Yong Kim, expressed excitement over the recent development, stating that Ms.
Oteh was appointed based on her credentials with the Securities and Exchange
Commission of Nigeria.

Arunma Oteh is the newly appointed vice president of the world bank
A press statement made available to the US-based online medium reads: “I
am pleased to announce the appointment of Arunma Oteh as VP and Treasurer
of the World Bank.
“Arunma, a Nigerian national, was most recently the Director General of the
Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria. Appointed to a five-year term
by the President of Nigeria in 2010, she led the transformation of the country’s
capital markets industry into a major global presence.
“Ms. Oteh was selected to this position through an international competitive
search. Her appointment is effective on September 28, 2015.”
Recall that Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, the convener of the famous #BringBackOurGirls
movement to rescue the abducted Chibok Secondary School girls, was in
2007, appointed as the vice president of the World Bank for Africa.

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