Sanusi wins sub- Sahara Africa’s CBN governor award

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr.
Lamido Sanusi, was on Saturday night in
Washington DC, United States, named the
Central Bank Governor of the Year for sub-
Saharan Africa by the Emerging Markets
Magazine.
Sanusi, who was part of the Nigerian
delegation to the International Monetary
Fund/World Bank annual meetings, won
the award for the third time in four years.
The Managing Director, Emerging Markets
Magazine, Mr. John Orchard, in a citation
he read out before handing over the award
to the CBN boss, acknowledged Sanusi’s
efforts in driving down inflation from the
double digit in 2009 to about eight per cent
currently.
He said the governor had consistently
pursued and successfully maintained
macroeconomic stability despite the
challenges confronting the Nigerian
economy.
While responding, Sanusi said he could not
have achieved much without the efforts
and support of the Federal Government and
the 6,000 workforce of the bank, noting
that the award was a demonstration of
their hard work and dedication to
implementing his vision.
Sanusi commended the
Minister of Finance, Dr.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who
was also present, for her support in the
fight to ensure macroeconomic stability in
the country.
The Nigerian Ambassador to the United
States, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye, and
members of the Nigerian Mission in
Washington DC later hosted the Nigerian
delegates to a dinner in honour of the CBN
governor.
He commended Sanusi for the feat of
winning the award three times in four
years.
Other dignitaries present at the occasion
were the Deputy Governor, Operations,
CBN, Mr. Tunde Lemo; and his counterparts
for Economic Policy, Corporate Services
and Financial System Stability, Dr. Sarah
Alade, Alhaji Suleiman Barau and Dr.
Kingsley Moghalu, respectively, as well as a
former Minister of Finance, Dr. Mansur
Muktar, among others.