Alhaji Aliko Dangote the president of Dangote Group and Mr Tony Elumelu the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, have been nominated for the Forbes Africa Person of the Year Award.
While 3 other Africans completed the five man list for the 2012 Forbes Africa Person of the Year award. They are: Malawian President Joyce Banda, Managing Director of Kenya’s Equity Bank Limited, Dr. James Mwangi and co-founder of Aspen Pharmacare, Mr. Stephen Saad.
Alhaji Aliko Dangote who was the runner-up on 2011 Forbes Africa Person of the Year Award, is still Africa’s richest man, worth more than $11.2 Billion. Whoever is going to emerge as the winner of this award must have had a remarkable influence on the events of the year on the African continents.
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