JOHANNESBURG - Nigeria’s Finance Minister Doctor Ingo Okonjo-Iweala says African countries should look to Brazil’s economic model to achieve equitable economic growth.

Okonjo-lweala was speaking at a Nigeria-South Africa Chamber meeting in Johannesburg.

She said although Africa is witnessing a substantial economic growth, some of it is not trickling down to many people.

“I think we in Africa need to be very concerned about the issue of inclusion and the idea of trickle down is no longer the currency of the day, you have to really look at how you’re going to distribute wealth,” said Okonjo-lweala.

The finance minister said Africa needs to look at Brazil’s model to ensure everyone is included in the continent’s growth.

“I think what Lula did in Brazil is a good example of how he encouraged the private sector, make sure the economy kept growing, whilst, re-distributing wealth towards the bottom of the pile,” she said.