Nigeria's Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for
the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named
African Finance Minister of the year 2014 by leading
investment & international group, African Investor. Dr
Okonjo Iweala is pictured above with her husband Dr.
Ikemba Iweala.
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.
In her acceptance speech, Dr Okonjo-Iweala said;
"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."

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