Obiageli Ezekwesili (born 28 April 1963), also popularly known as Oby Ezekwesili, is a Public Analyst/Senior Economic Advisor, AEDPI,Nigerian chartered accountant from Anambra state. She was born to father Benjamin Ujubuonu who died in 1988 and mother Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu who died on 21 June 2020. She is married to Pastor Chinedu Ezekwesili of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). She was a co-founder of Transparency International, serving as one of the pioneer directors of the global anti-corruption body based in Berlin, Germany. She served as Federal Minister of Solid Minerals and later as Federal Minister of Education during the second-term presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. Subsequently, she served as the Vice-President of the World Bank's Africa division from May 2007 to May 2012, later replaced by Makhtar Diop. Ezekwesili was a 2018 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in transparency in the extractive sector. She also joined many Nigerians to console the family of Abba Kyari, praying for God to comfort the family of the late Chief of Staff of the federation.
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28 April 1963 (age 62) Anambra State, Nigeria
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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