THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has been conferred with the 2013 Africa “Central Bank Governor of the Year” Award by the renowned IC Publications Group, in collaboration with Business in Africa Events, at Marrakech, Morocco.
This award, which is the third for Sanusi in three years, was presented to him on Wednesday, at the African Banker Awards gala dinner held in Marrakech, Morocco.
According to the Publisher, African Banker and Managing Director, IC Events, Omar Ben Yedder, the award is in recognition of Sanusi’s remarkable leadership role and consistent contribution to banking reforms in Nigeria, which have inspired his peers to emulate him across the continent of Africa and beyond.
“The African Banker Awards Committee has commended you, Sanusi, on your outstanding work in the past years in sustaining reforms; ensuring macroeconomic stability, protecting the independence of the Central Bank and enhancing many aspects of Nigerian banking adoption of new technologies for financial inclusion; continuous modernization and more transparent disclosures including adopting higher reporting standards to banks,” he said.