The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Rt. Hon. Hajia Memounatou Ibrahima, has said Ghana’s decision to entrust its vice presidency to a woman has raised the bar for women’s political leadership in West Africa.
Deniz Igan, Chief of the World Economic Studies Division in the IMF’s Research Department, gave the recommendation while responding to questions on Nigeria during the presentation of the World Economic Outlook at the ongoing IMF and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.