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ACBF’s Nnadozie becomes Fellow of the Nigerian Economic Society

Abuja
Nigeria
18 Sep, 2019

Abuja, 18 Sept. 2019, ACBF -- The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the African Union’s agency for capacity development, was inducted into the body of fellows of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) on 16 September 2019. NES fellows are men and women who have distinguished themselves in the field of economics or related fields.

Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie was robbed in the fellows’ silk gown and presented with his plaque at a ceremony witnessed by senior officials of governments and multilateral organizations as well as academics. The induction was one of the highlights of the 60th annual conference of the Society held at the impressive NAF Conference Centre and Suites in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.

According to the President of the NES Prof. Tamunopriye Agiobenebo, the conferment on Prof. Nnadozie was in recognition of his contribution to capacity development in Africa as well as for the admirable manner he has been leading the ACBF. In a citation, the Executive Secretary was also praised for his contribution to the disciplines of development economics and for his contribution to numerous reputable academic journals.

Prof. Nnadozie expressed gratitude to the Society for the honor and pledged to “continue to push for sustainable economic policies that will ensure a better quality of life for all Africans.”

By this award, Prof. Nnadozie joins an elite club of fellows honored in the past -- such as the late Prof. Adebyo Adedeji, the first Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) -- the first fellow inducted by the Society in 1988. Today, there are 57 fellows, including former Managing Director of the World Bank Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and current President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Adesina Akinwunmi.

Before becoming ACBF’s Executive Secretary in 2013, Prof. Nnadozie was the Chief Economist and Director of Macroeconomic Policy Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, where he worked from 2004.

The Nigerian Economic Society was formed in 1957 to provide a platform for Nigerian economists and related social scientists to provide intellectual leadership in the process of understanding and managing economic, social and political changes in Nigeria. It also promotes the study of economics and makes the country’s economists and social scientists relevant to its economic, social and political development.

This year’s conference whose focus was on economic policies and quality of life in Africa examined the impact of economic policies on six sub-themes namely poverty profile, educational outcomes, quality of healthcare and nutrition, road infrastructure, access to water and sanitation facilities, as well as unemployment and economic inequality.

 

Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.


H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.


H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.


Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.


Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.


Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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