Oby Ezekwesili

ABOUT OBY EZEKWESILI

Politician and entrepreneur who is recognized for having served as Nigeria's Federal Minister of Solid Minerals as well as the Federal Minister of Education. She has also served as the Vice-President of the World Bank's Africa division.

She was one of the first heads of the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit.

She sat on the board of the World Wildlife Fund.

She was married to Pastor Nedu Ezekwesili.

She and fellow political figure Obafemi Awolowo were both born in Nigeria.