CBN Deputy Gov. Sarah Alade bags Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award

The West Africa Students Union (WASU) has conferred the 2012/2013 Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award on the Deputy Governor (Economic Policy) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Sarah Alade, OON, in recognition of her immense contribution to Nigeria’s economic growth.

The Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award, which is conferred on institutions, corporate concerns and eminent persons of West African origin, who have distinguished themselves in their chosen endeavour, was presented to Dr. (Mrs.) Alade on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

According to the Secretary General of WASU, Comrade Bamikole Oladele Babs, who led the

delegation, the award is in recognition of Dr. Alade’s leadership and patriotic role in contributing to the development of not only the West African sub-region but also the greater African continent.

“Dr. (Mrs.) Sarah Alade is an amiable leader, an erudite scholar, a woman with an enviable profile, an administrator of international repute, and a philanthropist of many parts,” the WASU scribe declared.