Ezekvesili's bullies

Obi Ezekwisili received a master's degree in international law and diplomacy from the University of Lagos, as well as a master's degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Management at Harvard University . She trained at the international company Deloitte , having received the qualification of a certified accountant.

Before working in the Nigerian government, Ezekwisili worked with Professor Jeffrey Sachs at the Harvard Center for International Development.

Ezekwisili began her work in the Obasanjo government as the first chapter of budget monitoring and price research (also referred to as the Due Process Division). It was because of her work in this position that she earned the nickname “Madame of the due process” for her outstanding contribution that she and her team have contributed to improving public procurement at the federal level in Nigeria.

In June 2005, Ezequisili was appointed Minister of Solid Minerals. In this post, she carried out a vigorous reform that led to the recognition of Nigeria as a reliable partner for investment in the extractive sector. She also chaired the Nigerian Extractive Industries Openness Initiative (NEITI), where for the first time she introduced global standards and principles of transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors.

In June 2006, Ezekwesili was appointed Federal Minister of Education and worked in this post until her appointment to the World Bank in May 2007.

In March 2007, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz announced the appointment of Ezekwisili as Vice President for the African Region on May 1, 2007 ^[2] . In 2012, she successfully completed her tenure in which she was responsible for the Bank’s operations in sub-Saharan Africa and overseas a loan portfolio of more than $ 40 million.

Ezequisili became one of the co-founders of Transparency International , becoming one of its first directors. As a senior economic adviser to the George Soros -funded Open Society , Ezekwesili has advised nine reform -led African leaders, including Presidents of Rwanda Paul Kagame and Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf .

On October 1, 2012, one of the global telecommunications leaders operating in 20 countries, Bharti Airtel appointed Ezequisili as a member of its Council. She also became a member of the boards of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the School of Public Policy of the Central European University , and the Center for Global Leadership at Tufts University .

In May 2012, she was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of Science at the University of Agriculture of Nigeria. In 2014, 100 women were included in the BBC list ^[3] .