Nigeria’s
former President Goodluck Jonathan, President Muhammadu Buhari, the
Chairman, Board of Directors, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Tony
Elumelu and 97 others have been named among the “100 most influential
Africans of 2015.”
The list published by pan African magazine, “New African” presented Africa’s definitive power list and profiled the continent’s top game changers in eight different fields: politics (22); public office (4); arts and culture (21);business (21); civil society (11); technology(9); media (7); and sports (5).
Goodluck Jonathan made the list for the significant role he played in Nigeria’s 2015 elections which saw the first successful transfer of power from a ruling government to an opposition party in Nigeria. Goodluck Jonathan’s humility in defeat ensured that Nigeria avoided a post-election crisis.
Other Nigerians recognized included:
