Nigerians have dominated this year’s Forbes Africa Person of the Year shortlist.
On
Forbes Africa page of the US-based world’s most famous business edition
announced the shortlist for the 2013 Person of the Year Awards was
published. 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:
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.
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’.
The list is completed by South African mining magnate, Patrice Motsepe, who plans on giving away more than half his fortune over the next five years, andStrive Masiyiwa,
who is the founder of global telecoms group, Econet Wireless. Through
Capernaum Trust he educates tens of thousands of Zimbabwean orphans.
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