Dr.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Finance Minister and
Coordinating Minister for the Economy has added another
feat to her achievements as she has been named the African Finance Minister of
the year 2014 by leading investment & international group, African
Investor.
Okonjo-Iweala was announced winner today October 10th from a shortlist which
included Finance Ministers of Kenya, Angola, Rwanda, Liberia, Seychelles,
Zambia and Kingdom of Morocco.
Read Dr
Okonjo-Iweala’s acceptance while accepting the award:“I am delighted and honored to have been picked as African
Finance Minister of the Year 2014. Africa has come a long way from decades of
economic stagnation to steady growth that has seen the continent make a huge
leap for the better. In Nigeria, we are marching on. The building blocks
for a greater future are being laid. I want to thank you for this recognition
and I want to thank my President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for his constant
support and my team at home, without which the job would have been impossible.
Finally, I encourage every one of us to participate in the growth and
development of our countries and our continent. Together, we will make
it.”
Dr Okonjo Iweala is pictured above with her husband Dr.
Ikemba Iweala
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