Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala quotes

When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag. (Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala)
I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria, with the oil sector, had the reputation of being corrupt and not managing its own public finances well. So what did we try to do? We introduced a fiscal rule that de-linked our budget from the oil price. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
I can take hardship. I can sleep on the cold floor anytime. I can also sleep on a feather bed. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
No one can fight corruption for Nigerians except Nigerians. Everyone has to be committed from the top to the bottom to fight it. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
If we save people from HIV/AIDS, if we save them from malaria, it means they can form the base of production for our economy. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The U.K. and the U.S. could not have been built today without Africa's aid. It is all the resources that were taken from Africa, including human, that built these countries today! So when they try to give back, we shouldn't be on the defensive. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smarter economics. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Educating our young girls is the foundation for Nigerias growth and development. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Today, the European Union is busy transferring aid. If they can build infrastructure in Spain, roads, highways ... why do they refuse to use the same aid to build the same infrastructure in our countries? (Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala)
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. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
I'm told I'm like my father, and he was the most wonderful man. But I think he was gentler than me. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
My parents lost everything, all their savings, because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were Igbos. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The best way to help Africans today is to help them to stand on their own feet. And the best way to do that is by helping create jobs. View quote
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala