Nigeria’s
Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has won on several fronts, including
overseeing the rebasing of Nigeria’s economy to make it the largest in Africa.
Before joining the Nigerian government, she was a Managing Director at World
Bank and she narrowly missed the global lender’s presidency now occupied by Jim
Yong Kim. But one thing many people do not know about her is that she also
survived cancer.
Speaking at the service of songs for the late
Oronto Douglas, special adviser to the president on research and documentation
that held in Abuja last night, Mrs Okonjo-Iweala said she had cancer just like
Oronto did.
Oronto
and I had two similarities in life, we both had cancer. I had my last surgery,
15 years ago and I shared my experience with him,” she said.
The service was attended by a cross section
of the society from civil society, government, the media, the clergy among
others.
Tributes also came from former Governor
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State, Dr. Sam Amadi, chairman National
Electricity Regulatory Commission, Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, Yinka Odumakin, among
others.
Also in attendance were Kayode Fayemi, former
Ekiti State Governor and Pastor Tunde Bakare.
Douglas died on April 9 after losing his
battle with cancer.
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