of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been
named by Time Magazine to its list of 100 most
influential people in the world.
In a statement released on Thursday, Paul
Nwabuikwu, the Minister's spokesperson, noted
that she was listed in the leaders category,
alongside prominent world leaders such as Chinese
President Xi Jinping; US Secretary of State, John
Kerry; Russian President Vladmir Putin; and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, among others. Nwabuikwu said: "Ten years after its European
edition honoured her as one of world's "Heroes",
TIME magazine has named the Coordinating
Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to the 2014 TIME 100, its
annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
"The Minister is part of the "Leaders" category of
the respected list, along with Chinese President Xi
Jinping; US Secretary of State, John Kerry; Russian
President Vladmir Putin; Iranian President Hassan
Rouhani; Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and
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."
The statement quotes Dr Okonjo-Iweala as
expressing delight at being so honoured by the
American news magazine, as well as, expressing
gratitude to God and to all those whose efforts and
encouragement helped her record the
achievements for which she has been singled out.
"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," the statement said.
"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," Nwabuikwu quotes Okonjo-Iweala as saying. An accompanying citation on the Minister, written
by respected global activist, Bono, pays tribute to
Okonjo-Iweala on her numerous achievements,
especially her "contribution to achieving the
historic debt deal with the Paris Club and the fight
against corruption," Nwabuikwu's statement said.
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