US base business website, Forbes has
announced the Forbes Africa Person of the
Year shortlist, with Nigerians dominating.
Forbes announced on its Forbes Africa page,
that it had narrowed down its shortlist 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 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.
Three Nigerians, one South African and one
Zimbabwean, made the shortlist.
1. South African mining magnate, Patrice
Motsepe, plans on giving away more than half
his fortune over the next five years.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Strive Masiyiwa is the founder of global
telecoms group, Econet Wireless, and through
Capernaum Trust he educates tens of
thousands of Zimbabwean orphans.
5. 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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