The TIME magazine has named the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the 2014 TIME 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
The Minister is listed in the “Leaders” category of the respected list, along with Chinese President Xi Jinping; United States Secretary of State, John Kerry; Russian President Vladmir Putin; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, among others.
Alhaji Alike Dangote; former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton; Chair of the US Federal Reserve Board, Janet Yellen and German ChancellorAngela Merkel were among those honoured in other categories of the award.
In an accompanying profile, respected global activist and founder of ONE campaign, Bono paid tribute to the minister’s contribution to achieving the historic debt deal with the Paris Club and the fight against corruption.
He also lauded her for her work as Finance Minister, stating that “she’s got one of the toughest jobs on the planet.”
Bono said of Okonjo-Iweala, “Humour and joy spill out of her. She is “fiercely intelligent; everyone wants her to work with them. I couldn’t be prouder to work for her.”
In her reaction, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala expressed her delight and humility at the honour, following so soon after the Rockefeller Leadership Award which she got recently.
“I am grateful to God for his blessings and I appreciate the privilege and honour of working for my country. I am thankful to my teams that worked hard to help me achieve. I appreciate the support and prayers of millions of Nigerians and friends around the world. This is vastly encouraging.”
God is Good
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This woman truly deserves it for her dogged commitment towards achieving the debt relief and her continued commitment and focus to turn our economy around despite persistent attacks on her for simply being in Jonathan ' s government. I believe Nigeria should be allowed to benefit from her immense intelligence and goodwill in the the international finance community rather than the constant attempt to throw away the baby with the bath water simply because we don't like Jonathan.
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