WES 2012 Highlights: Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi discusses anti-corrupution in Nigeria

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When Sanusi Lamido Sanusi took over as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2009 he found not only over-exposure to the capital markets but corruption on a private-jet scale. At Warwick Economics Summit 2012 he explained how he embarked on an anti-corruption campaign to make a paradigm shift in the sector and the country's economy as a whole.

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on 3 June 2009 and within his first 18 months he had already begun saving a collapsing banking sector, and with various reforms he resurrected the market to attract investors. His anti-corruption campaign strove to clean up the banking sector in Nigeria and bring corrupt bank executives to justice.

He was awarded the title of Central Bank Governor of the Year by The Financial Times' The Banker magazine. He also featured in TIME magazine's 2011 list of most influential people in the world. Governor Sanusi is also a respected Islamic scholar.