Secretary of State, John Kerry; Russian President Vladmir Putin; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, among others.
Dangote was on the other hand listed in the Titans category alongside music diva Beyonce, China’s mobile mogul, Pony Ma Janet Yellen, formerly of the Zinger National Monetary Fund, amongst others.
In his profile of Dangote, founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates said: “A year ago, I gave a speech in London about the fight to eradicate polio. It included a section on Nigeria, one of just three countries where the virus still circulates.
“The organisers told me Aliko Dangote had been invited. I thought, I’d like to see him, but he’d end polio faster by staying in Nigeria and doing the work he does every day. Fortunately, Aliko thought the same thing. He skipped my speech, and the children of Nigeria are better off for it.”
In an accompanying profile of Okonjo-Iweala, respected global activist and founder of ONE campaign, Bono, paid tribute to the minister’s contribution to achieving the historic debt deal with the Paris Club and the fight against corruption.
He also lauded her for her work as finance minister, stating that “she’s got one of the toughest jobs on the planet. Humour and joy spill out of her. She is fiercely intelligent; everyone wants her to work with them. I couldn’t be prouder to work for her.”
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