Sanusi named among TIME 100 most influential people

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has been named by the New York based Time Magazine in its 2011 TIME 100, the publication’s annual list of the most influential people in the world.

The full list and related attributes appear in the May 2 issue of the magazine, available from Friday, April 22.

The TIME 100 list, now in its eighth year, recognises the innovation, activism and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. According to TIME Managing Editor, Richard Stengel; “The TIME 100 is not a list of the most powerful people in the world, it’s not a list of the smartest people in the world, it is a list of the most influential people in the world. They’re scientists, thinkers, philosophers, leaders, icons, artists and visionaries; people who are using their ideas, their visions and their actions to transform the world and have an effect on a multitude of people.”

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who can easily be described by any of these attributes, was named to the 2011 TIME 100 list as number 11 alongside world renowned Nobel Laurel in Economics, Prof. Joseph Stiglitz, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President, Barack Obama, British Prime Minister, David Cameron, U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, Lionel Messi, FIFA Footballer of the year among others.

Source: The Nation Newspaper