The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was Wednesday honoured with the prestigious David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award in New York, United States.
With the award, Okonjo-Iweala will be joining a list of high profile personalities such as the late Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Bill Gates, President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and former World Bank president James Wolfenson, among others, that have been honoured in the past.
The only other Nigerian who has previously received the award for her decade-long work of empowering women is wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi.
Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer of Unilever, and Simao Jatene, Governor of the State of Para, Brazil, were also honoured.
Okonjo-Iweala is being honoured for her uncommon courage and capacity to deliver on the economy and lead in a very difficult environment.
Nigeria was Sunday announced as Africa’s largest economy after a rebasing of its GDP.
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