The World Bank has announced the death of Haruna Mohammed, Executive Director for Nigeria, Angola, and South Africa. Mr Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Group’s Vice President, Human Resources, said in a statement that Mohammed passed away on Friday at Georgetown Hospital in Washington, DC. “Before being appointed Executive Director in October 2018, Mohammed had been serving as the Alternate Executive Director of his constituency since January of 2017 when he rejoined the Board. During his time at the Executive Board of the World Bank, he brought focus to issues he considered of utmost priority to his country, to his constituency and to Africa in general. Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in a tribute, described Mohammed as “an effective Executive Director at the Board of the Wolrd Bank.”

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 05, 2019 19:30 UTC