Washington – The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Friday bagged the African Finance Minister of the year award for her outstanding performance as a finance minister.

The award was presented to her by the African Investor Magazine on the sideline of the ongoing annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC.

She thanked the organisers for the award and described it as an absolute honour and auspicious.

She called on all investors in Africa to join the fight against the deadly Ebola virus disease that is ravaging some countries in West Africa.

“What is happening in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra-Leone and the success we had in Nigeria and Senegal in containing this virus should not be allowed to set Africa back.

“You as private sector and friends of Africa need to send the message that we should not be so afraid of Ebola that we stigmatise the whole continent.

“I think that it is only with your own leadership, as African investors, that the rest of the world can see which way they should pass. So, I am really urging you to be ambassadors to the continent,” she said.

Okonjo-Iweala said that in spite of the challenges facing the continent, African leaders should sustain the successes recorded in the past.

These challenges, she said, include infrastructure, governance, poor education system, employment, corruption, among others.

“We are not shying away from these challenges but the turning point now is that we are in the continent where we have the political will and confidence to tackle these challenges.

“I think that we as Africans must always take the lead because if we don’t solve our problems, nobody can do it for us.”

Okonjo-Iweala called for continuous partnership with the private sector, donor agencies and non-governmental organisations. (NAN)

bruno419:
Washington – The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, on Friday bagged the African
Finance Minister of the year award for her
outstanding performance as a finance minister.
The award was presented to her by the African
Investor Magazine on the sideline of the ongoing
annual meetings of the World Bank and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington
DC.
She thanked the organisers for the award and
described it as an absolute honour and
auspicious.
She called on all investors in Africa to join the
fight against the deadly Ebola virus disease that
is ravaging some countries in West Africa.
“What is happening in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra-
Leone and the success we had in Nigeria and
Senegal in containing this virus should not be
allowed to set Africa back.
“You as private sector and friends of Africa need
to send the message that we should not be so
afraid of Ebola that we stigmatise the whole
continent.
“I think that it is only with your own leadership,
as African investors, that the rest of the world
can see which way they should pass. So, I am
really urging you to be ambassadors to the
continent,” she said.
Okonjo-Iweala said that in spite of the
challenges facing the continent, African leaders
should sustain the successes recorded in the
past.
These challenges, she said, include
infrastructure, governance, poor education
system, employment, corruption, among others.
“We are not shying away from these challenges
but the turning point now is that we are in the
continent where we have the political will and
confidence to tackle these challenges.
“I think that we as Africans must always take the
lead because if we don’t solve our problems,
nobody can do it for us.”
Okonjo-Iweala called for continuous partnership
with the private sector, donor agencies and non-
governmental organisations. (NAN)


www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/okonjo-iweala-bags-african-finance-minister-year-award/

uihebom:
and I'm still hungry?

ducii:


great achievement

Johnnyessence:
that woman that bring about fuel subsidy scam ,d woman that bring unemployed graduate to 80% ,d woman that doesn't that doesnt release funds for d pipe borne water bill in river state,d woman that doesn't pay d allocation of d state in time most especially d opposition state ,d woman that doesn't fear God.Almighty God is watching oooo.

Johnnyessence:
that woman that bring about fuel subsidy scam ,d woman that bring unemployed graduate to 80% ,d woman that doesn't that doesnt release funds for d pipe borne water bill in river state,d woman that doesn't pay d allocation of d state in time most especially d opposition state ,d woman that doesn't fear God.Almighty God is watching oooo.

Johnnyessence:
that woman that bring about fuel subsidy scam ,d woman that bring unemployed graduate to 80% ,d woman that doesn't that doesnt release funds for d pipe borne water bill in river state,d woman that doesn't pay d allocation of d state in time most especially d opposition state ,d woman that doesn't fear God.Almighty God is watching oooo.

Johnnyessence:
that woman that bring about fuel subsidy scam ,d woman that bring unemployed graduate to 80% ,d woman that doesn't that doesnt release funds for d pipe borne water bill in river state,d woman that doesn't pay d allocation of d state in time most especially d opposition state ,d woman that doesn't fear God.Almighty God is watching oooo.

chibwike:
watamancando

bruno419:
katanytr :-

chibwike:
read it well, try to space the words, i meant[b] what a man can do[/b]

bruno419:
translate mine to english i mean"if u do me i do i"

chibwike:
wat language is dat