As Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Turns 65, We Collate Her Favorite Quotes
International economist expert and former Nigeria minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala turn 65 today. In commemoration of her birthday, we will share five of her strongest quotes.
When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag.
-No one can fight corruption in Nigeria, except Nigerians. Everyone has to be committed from the top to the bottom to fight it.
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-When I became Finance Minister, they called me Okonjo-Wahala or ‘Trouble woman’. It means I give you hell. But I don’t care what names they call me. I’m a fighter; I’m very focused on what I am doing and relentless in what I want to achieve, almost to a fault. If you get in my way, you get kicked.
-My parents lost everything, all their savings because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were Igbos.
-The U. K and the U.S could not have been built today without Africa’s aid. It is all the resources that were taken from Africa, including human, that built these countries today! So when they try to give you back, we shouldn’t be on the defensive.
Onyinye Okeke
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