Minister Of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina Named Forbes African Person Of The Year

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture has been named Forbes African Person of the Year.

Akinwunmi beat Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, Jim Ovia, Chairman of the Zenith Bank Group, Strive Masiyiwa, founder of Global Telecoms group and South African mining magnate, Patrice Motsepe.
He was nominated for his vision in making Nigeria a self-sustaining food-producing nation, which hopes to register over 20 million farmers by 2015

See Forbes magazine's 50 Richest Africans 2013 list. Dangote worths $20billion

Forbes Magazine released their set of the 50 Richest Africans 2013 and Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote is placed at No.1 with a web worth of  $20 billion. Africa's wealthiest are getting richer. In 2003, Forbes counted just two billionaires in Africa – Nicky Oppenheimer and Johann Rupert, equally of South Africa, today there are over 27 of them.