Renowned economist and former Nigerian minister of finance Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was recently eulogized by Supermodel Naomi Campbell via Instagram. Campbell gushed about her admiration for Okonjo-Iweala after they met at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland with a post that read;
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“The only person I wanted to meet this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland over a beautiful dinner we shared our strength’s and hope 🙌🏾 The BRILLIANT & BEAUTIFUL Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; globally acclaimed economist, Nigeria’s first female Minister of Finance, active board member for a variety of large and impactful organizations like the African Risk Capacity, Standard Chartered Bank and Twitter – she’s one of Fortune’s 50 Greatest World Leaders in 2015 and Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women In The World, 2011-2014 🙌🏾 Ngozi, you are the epitome of #BLACKEXCELLENCE and a trailblazer for women around the world!! ✊🏾 I’m inspired by your intelligence and vision, you are history in the making 🖤 #BlackHistoryMonth”

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt9u0aaHq8Q/

Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has responded to Campbell’s post via twitter saying;
“Thank you @NaomiCampbell for such kind words. And thank you for all you are doing to make fashion, architecture, and technology accessible to those without access on the continent, and for being a voice for people of African origin in the industry and around the world.”

Thank you @NaomiCampbell for such kind words. And thank you for all you are doing to make fashion, architecture, and technology accessible to those without access on the continent, and for being a voice for people of African origin in the industry and around the world. pic.twitter.com/hMV8uUbK2a

— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) February 18, 2019

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