FAMOUS QUOTE BY NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA ECONOMIC SECTOR

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is known for her words of wisdom in every aspect of life, be it political, family, work etc, she always has something encouraging to say and these words always have a deeper meaning than they seem.

Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smarter economics

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.

When you save the life of anyone, a farmer, a teacher, a mother, they are contributing productively into the economy.

I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions.

Mobile phone technology can help to bring financial services to 80 percent of African women who do not have a bank account and bolster the growth of the world’s poorest continent. It’s not just about empowering women, it’s about economic growth. Unless we can make access to finance easier for women in their businesses, we will be missing out on a significant portion of growth within our economies

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is undoubtedly a stylish woman who has an undisguised love for African prints. Having wholly embraced the ‘dress Nigerian’ culture, she loves to wear elaborately sewn high-end Ankara fabrics. Aside from that, she has mastered the art of tying her headgear in a striking manner and always complete her look with a beaded necklace and small dropping earrings. She loves her lips simple with either a light pink lip gloss or gold lipstick.

It has become such a strong signature look now, that the social media is agog with women who copy the style to show their solidarity, have taken to wearing her look while giving her accolades for her latest major feat. In fact, the video of a young lady clad in Ngozi’s trademark attire hit the social media and caused a sensation.

Ngozi has over time, won our hearts with her Ankara head tie. A simple style that has now made its own mark in the fashion industry. One would not be surprised if a lot of women permanently embrace this look. It is not only simple and practical, the Ngozi-touch has now made it permanent and a wardrobe staple. So it’s not just about the style but who it represents which makes it more appealing.

One can also safely say Ngozi’s favourite colour is blue as she is mostly styled in blue attire.