The list of “100 Most Influential Africans of 2015” containing the continent’s top game changers in eight different fields is dominated by Nigerians with 20 persons including President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as President Goodluck Jonathan, his predecessor, the popular blogger Linda Ikeji and many more.
Nigeria got the leading numbers, followed by South Africa while 28 other nations occupied the remaining 64 slots. Kenya had eight representatives, Uganda had six and Cameroon also featured with six entries on the list.
The list was made up of 65 men and 32 women, with the other three being groups of people.Those on the list were drawn from sectors such as: Politics with 22 persons; Public Office, four; Arts and Culture, 21; just as Business. Others are: Civil Society (11); Technology (9); Media (seven); and Sports (five). Other Nigerians on the list included the UN Special Advisor on Post Development Planning, Amina J Mohammed, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in May. There is also a surprising addition in the person of Chuka Umunna, a Nigerian Diasporan, who is a member of the British parliament and Labour Party leadership hopeful. Our African brothers and sisters doing us proud.
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