OKONJO IWEALA HONOURED WITH ROCKEFELLER AWARD.

The 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.