[size=13pt]Sanusi wins African Central Bank Governor Award[/size]

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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has, for the second consecutive year, has been named Central Bank Governor of the Year in Sub-Saharan Africa. The award was presented by the global business magazine, Emerging Market.

Sanusi’s award in Washington DC came a day after two Nigerian bankers (Evelyn Oputu, chief executive officer of the Bank of Industry) and two banking institutions (First Bank of Nigeria Plc and Stanbic IBTC) won international recognition for their achievements in banking during the financial year. The awards were presented by the Africa Banker magazine.
These awards are yearly events held alongside the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank annual meetings and attended by Central Bank Governors, Finance Ministers and Bank Chief Executive Officers from across Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia.

The Editor of Emerging Markets, Taimur Ahmad, said the awards recognise and honour the leading policy makers in each region as adjudged by the editorial team taking into account the views of leading regional experts. He said Sanusi was recognised for the second year running “for his strong policy track-record and continued bold reforms in monetary policy over the past year.”

“The CBN, under Governor Sanusi’s stewardship, has consistently been ahead of the curve.Governor Sanusi has also continued to push through a radical financial sector reform agenda, while having the courage to draw attention to corruption and misuse of funds,” Ahmad said.

Sanusi attributed his award to the collective efforts of his CBN colleagues, the support of the Federal Government and the law makers of Nigeria. He acknowledged that the reform process has been challenging, affirming that all the banks will be fully recapitalised by the end of September 2011, thus drawing a line under the banking crisis in Nigeria.
“We have done all of this without losing any depositors’ funds,” Sanusi asserted. “Furthermore, the banks themselves are paying for the bail-out and the reforms, not the taxpayer.” He called for better preparedness for the inevitable repercussions for Africa.

He noted that the Nigerian banking reform experience could provide some lessons for Europe, which continues to grapple with their financial crisis while bankruptcy looms for many of its countries. In a related development, FirstBank won the “Most Innovative Bank of the Year’; Stanbic IBTC Bank picked up “Deal of the Year through its Golden Sugar Refinery Project financing”, while Evelyn Oputu, CEO of the Bank of Industry and one of the most respected businesswomen in Africa and internationally, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. She set a new record for being the first woman to receive this particular accolade.

Chairman/Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) that bought UK’s Gatwick Airport for £1.51 billion from the British Airports Authority,  Mr Adebayo Ogunlesi, also got recognition from the same Publication. Present at the Emerging Markets event, which held at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, were about 300 guests. They include a former Minister of Finance Mansur Murtar and Minister of Finance/Co-ordinator of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

At the Africa Bankers awards were Ms Arunma Oteh, Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Jean-Louis Ekra, President of Africa Export-Import Bank, and Arnold Ekpe, chief executive officer of Ecobank.

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Really not surprised. Congrats.

LOL sanusi my man. Kudos to you

You have made Nigeria proud. Haters can go hug transformer

How much was paid for this award?

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Till the average at 80% of Nigerian can boast of having a bank account with some humble deposit, I still will not clap for anybody. Not even Okonjo-Iweala let alone Sanusi!
Congrats mallam for the award, hope this will ginger you to do more before your tenure expires.

Hmmn, ehn ehn

Deservedly, methink!

I hope is not because of boko haram banking, he was been given the award. He should return the award n tell them he has failed. It wont work!

@yorke,hope you're not referring to islamic banking as boko haram banking,if yes you got it all wrong

Nymph node:

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How did you get the dots under your letters?

Nymph node:

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How did you include the dots?

alj_harem:

LOL sanusi my man. Kudos to you

You have made Nigeria proud. Haters can go hug transformer

my ever Reliable Sanusi is more than deserving of this award,he should even be the best in Africa
As for the HATER i av a beta option for them they can go and jump into lagoon

congrat Sanusi. Now get me a hat-trick-3 in a row. Wait a minute, why very few posts so far? I see, it's because a hausa-fulani is in the news for a good reason.

Sha the guy is trying, and we have many people that they deserved award.

SUNUSI, I strong Boza for You, coming all the way from the Heart of the South-South, Delta State, Waffi, Wen we see better thing we go talk, You are better than all the commisioners in Delta State put together, abi na the ministers when them appoint from here, You to much, I know we celebrate your success today, but please help us (young generation) to also know the bitter / painfully part of the secret, becos I know its does not come like beans. You have deprieve yourself alot that the current generations of leaders are not ready to venture, in the mist of free money. Cheers.

Loud silence on this matter, nothing to criticize? Na wa for Nigerians we rejoice over negative things and not the good, it shows how bitter and hopeless most of us have become. Congrats SLS!

Big congrats to the smart Mallam.
Too bad all your haters are sulking in a corner after seeing this news.
Carry go joooo! We remain solidly behind you.

I thought the haters said he studied Islamic Study. True Nigerians are not up to five at the helms of affairs right now and Sanusi is one of them, probably number one on the list. I'm proud of you, you're my role model. Thank God, religious bigots and tribalists have been put to shame.

This award was well deserved. Sir, you have done us proud. Kudos to you.

Congrats sir

CONGRATS SIR!!! You did it again despite all the hatred and propaganda against you, You are truly a man of wisdom.

Haters are so obvious in this forum, see them hiding in shame!
Wait till they come up with another nonsense against,
What trips me about this guy is that he has swagger in his dressing and is afraid of no one!

yorke:

I hope is not because of boko haram banking, he was been given the award. He should return the award n tell them he has failed. It wont work!

An unelightened like you see it as boko haram banking, they, over there, see it as financial system broadening.

wetin una want mek i do wif the award?na him b d frst?abeg mek i hear word.very annoying thread feel like kissing transformer sef.

Thumbs up

haters keep hatin dis man is far ahead of u better stoo wastin ur tym, congrats Sir

You are too much jaree! However, no need for Evil Banking oooo

badmrkt:

wetin una want mek i do wif the award?na him b d frst?abeg mek i hear word.very annoying thread feel like kissing transformer sef.

^^^
Hater

One thing I know is that if ABOKI is determine to stand out he does it with style.
I like his unique appearance with the butterfly ties.

Nigerian Newspapers na wa. I see no record of Sanusi having any award [url=http://www.cp-africa.com/2011/09/26/winners-of-the-5th-african-bankers-award/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CelebratingProgressAfrica+%28CP-Africa%29]here[/url]

If i hear

Congratulations to him, but if indeed he was the best based on results, Africa is in BIG TROUBLE! It just means Africa at large DOES NOT have competent hands at.