“One Of The Things You Learn As You Get Wiser Is To Talk Less As You Grow Older” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Nogozi Okonjo-Iweala, is known as one of the most powerful women in the world. The former Finance Minister; and Managing Director of the World Bank is respected for her advocacy on the development of Africa, suggesting that business investment does more good than international aid.  

She had an open conversation with Al Jazeera which was stream lined for its viewers on Twitter. There were few things she said concerning the current economic crisis in Nigeria. Watch the interesting clip after the break.

“One of the things you learn as you get wiser is to talk less as you grow older. I have spent my time contributing to the country. It will be better to live those managing the economy to do what they know how to do. There can be solutions.

“I am not a typical politician. I went in as a technocrat. I think on the continent we have seen a period when the economy was doing well, in the last two years we have been experiencing challenges. We need to focus on the basics which are macro-economics. You must get the fundamentals like having a stable exchange rate and having inflation under control.

“I served my country for seven years and it was a great honour. The second time was very tough but it is still an honour. I am not the only person who is a repository of knowledge. There are other people who can equally try their hands in running the economy. “I will advise young people not to wait for employment. They should create jobs to employ six people or more.

Source Al Jazeera Network