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Women account for about 70% of Africa's food production and manage a large proportion of small enterprises. They are also increasingly represented in legislative and executive leadership positions.

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My parents lost everything, all their savings, because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were Igbos.

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I can take hardship. I can sleep on the cold floor anytime. I can also sleep on a feather bed.

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I felt Nigeria didn't have to succumb to the image of being a corrupt country; we didn't have to let the economy stagnate.

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I'm told I'm like my father, and he was the most wonderful man. But I think he was gentler than me.

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When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag.

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No one can fight corruption for Nigerians except Nigerians. Everyone has to be committed from the top to the bottom to fight it.

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Biography

Nationality: Nigerian

Type: Economist

Born: June 13th, 1954

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