Nigerians have dominated Forbes Africa
Person of the Year shortlist, the US base business
website has announced. In its Forbes Africa page, Forbes announced it had
narrowed down its shortlist, dominated by
Nigerians, for the 2013 Person of the Year Awards.
The awards will take place in Nairobi, Kenya at the
beginning of December this year. An official voting is also open to the public who
can make their selection of the individual they
deem most worthy of the Person of the Year title. The Person of the Year Awards celebrate ‘the
individual who, for better or worse, has had the
most influence on events of the year gone by’ and
Forbes Africa has welcomed the participation of
the public in what is fast becoming one of the
most momentous and anticipated annual events in Africa. “Every year, we are excited to decide the Forbes
Africa Person of the Year. We want to honour the
big hitters of the continent who are making a
difference in people’s lives and we hope that in
doing so, it will inspire others,” commented Chris
Bishop, the managing editor of Forbes Africa magazine. The shortlist, comprising three Nigerians, one
South African and one Zimbabwean, is as follows:
*South African mining magnate, Patrice Motsepe,
plans on giving away more than half his fortune
over the next five years.
* Akinwunmi Adesina is Nigeria’s Minister of
Agriculture and his vision is to make Nigeria a
self-sustaining, food-producing nation and
register 20 million farmers by 2015.
* Aliko Dangote is Africa’s richest man and his net
worth has significantly increased on the back of
his continued business success, allowing him to
better the lives of millions.
* Strive Masiyiwa is the founder of global
telecoms group, Econet Wireless, and through
Capernaum Trust he educates tens of thousands
of Zimbabwean orphans.
*Jim Ovia established Zenith Bank Group in 1990
– now West Africa’s second largest financial
services provider. His focus has turned to helping
grow Africa’s budding ‘techpreneurs’.
Person of the Year shortlist, the US base business
website has announced. In its Forbes Africa page, Forbes announced it had
narrowed down its shortlist, dominated by
Nigerians, for the 2013 Person of the Year Awards.
The awards will take place in Nairobi, Kenya at the
beginning of December this year. An official voting is also open to the public who
can make their selection of the individual they
deem most worthy of the Person of the Year title. The Person of the Year Awards celebrate ‘the
individual who, for better or worse, has had the
most influence on events of the year gone by’ and
Forbes Africa has welcomed the participation of
the public in what is fast becoming one of the
most momentous and anticipated annual events in Africa. “Every year, we are excited to decide the Forbes
Africa Person of the Year. We want to honour the
big hitters of the continent who are making a
difference in people’s lives and we hope that in
doing so, it will inspire others,” commented Chris
Bishop, the managing editor of Forbes Africa magazine. The shortlist, comprising three Nigerians, one
South African and one Zimbabwean, is as follows:
*South African mining magnate, Patrice Motsepe,
plans on giving away more than half his fortune
over the next five years.
* Akinwunmi Adesina is Nigeria’s Minister of
Agriculture and his vision is to make Nigeria a
self-sustaining, food-producing nation and
register 20 million farmers by 2015.
* Aliko Dangote is Africa’s richest man and his net
worth has significantly increased on the back of
his continued business success, allowing him to
better the lives of millions.
* Strive Masiyiwa is the founder of global
telecoms group, Econet Wireless, and through
Capernaum Trust he educates tens of thousands
of Zimbabwean orphans.
*Jim Ovia established Zenith Bank Group in 1990
– now West Africa’s second largest financial
services provider. His focus has turned to helping
grow Africa’s budding ‘techpreneurs’.
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