Peace Hyde One Of Five Judges To Select Forbes Africa Person Of The Year 2015

The West African correspondent for Forbes Magazine Africa, Peace Hyde, would be one of five who would choose the magazine’s prestigious Africa Person of the Year Award for 2015.

The annual award, which has been in inception since 2011, would be held in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi in November.

The Ghanaian would be working in tandem with four others, comprising Chris Bishop, Managing Editor of Forbes Africa, Methil Renuka, Editor of Forbes Woman, South African-based political commentator, Aubrey Matshiqi and Joseph Bonyo, Editorial Manager- East Africa for ABN.

Forbes Africa Person of the Year celebrates “the individual who, for better or worse, has had the most influence on events of the past year.” Nigerian Entrepreneur and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, won the award for 2014.

This year’s award would be duked out between five people, including Nigeria’s newly elected President Muhammadu Buhari and famed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Below are the five nominees for this year’s award…

NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA– African Union Chairperson, working towards a united and strong Africa. She has pushed the cause of women and that of land rights in 2015.

• MUHAMMADU BUHARI– President of Nigeria, new broom launching a fight against corruption.
• CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE– Famed Nigerian author, weaving stories that present a true African picture to the World.
• ARUNMA OTEH– New Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank, wants to lend power to the elbow of women in Africa.
• MOHAMMED DEWJI– Entrepreneur and philanthropist who spent the year strengthening MeTl Group, his family business employs tens of thousands of Africans and trades across the continent