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Academic Kamene Okonjo dies at 96

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Nigerian academic Kamene Okonjo, mother of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has died at the age of 96. President Bola Tinubu praised her academic career, commitment to women's empowerment and role in the Ogwashi-Uku community, according to Vanguard.

Nigerian academic and women's empowerment advocate Kamene Okonjo has died at the age of 96, President Bola Tinubu announced in a condolence message reported by Vanguard. She was the mother of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation.

Bola Tinubu praised an accomplished academic, community leader and leading figure in the Ogwashi-Uku royal family in Delta State. He also paid tribute to her commitment to research, women, her community and the preservation of traditional institutions, according to Vanguard.

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