Tag: Oby Ezekwesili

Peter Obi Eulogizes Oby Ezekwesili at 60 (pictures)

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The Presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Gregory Obi Eulogizes the former minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili who noted that no single government is capable of solving all the problems of the country alone. Ezekwesili, who is the convener, FixPolitics, and Founder, School of Politics, Policy and Governance, said citizens must be part of the process of solving problems in society.   READ ALSO : Oby Ezekwesili comes hard on Atiku Abubakar for telling lies   Peter Obi who was amongst the dignitaries to grace the 60th birthday symposium hailed her for…

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Ukraine President Zelensky Appoints Oby Ezekwesili As Ambassador

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Ukraine’s President Zelensky has appointed former Nigerian minister, Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, as an ambassador of ‘Grain from Ukraine.’ The programme is an initiative of the Ukrainian government to assist countries suffering from severe food shortages relative to the war with Russia. Head Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, disclosed that Ezekwesili and her colleagues are joining international experts and leaders to support the initiative. Since the initiative’s launch in November 2022, more than 30 donor countries have signed up.   #ObidattiInBorno : Peter Obi engages Borno Youths & women…

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Oby Ezekwesili comes hard on Atiku Abubakar for telling lies

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Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has come hard on Atiku Abubakar for what she described as a lie to what he tweeted. Oby Ezekwesili called Atiku Abubakar out since Nigerians have noticed that Atiku Abubakar doesn’t tweet by himself but via proxies and has high propensity of denying any tweet that people find fault with, to delete the tweet he made about being the architect of economic management team during Obasanjo’s tenure as the president. Dear former Vice President Atiku, please ask the handlers of your @Twitter account to stop misleading…

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More Nigerians knock NIDCOM boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa over ‘messy’ Twitter comment

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Former Minister of Information, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday knocked the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, over a Twitter reply by the NIDCOM boss. Dabiri-Erewa had called a tweep ‘Ode’ (a Yoruba word for foolish person) while responding to the tweep’s comments about her. Ezekwesili, who described the response as “messy”, asked Dabiri-Erewa to “clean it up”. It all started on Monday when Dabiri-Erewa threw more light on a fracas that occurred at an Indian university, which also had students from Nigeria. Dabiri-Erewa partly said, “Calm has returned…

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Nigerians cast aspersion on INEC ahead of General Elections (video)

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has come under serious scrutiny as some of their recent activities seem to be casting aspersions on their initial stance on offering a credible election to Nigerians come 2023. INEC, who has succeeded in carrying out  credible elections in Anambra , Ekiti and Osun elections respectively seem to be deviating recently and Nigerians need to be careful. Recently, some INEC RECs retired and Buhari had to nominate new Replacements waiting for Senate’s confirmation upon resumption which contravenes the new electoral law. In the new electoral law,…

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Oby Ezekwesili responds to her Soludo’s appointment

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A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has accepted an offer from the Governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to head his transition team. Ezekwesili confirmed this via her official Twitter page on Thursday night. “Governor-elect of our Anambra State Prof @CCSoludo wants a solid groundwork for his governance and has asked me to Chair his Transition Committee. “I have accepted and will team work with my distinguished colleagues to help achieve his transition goals and competent governance,” she wrote. DAILY POST recalls that Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria…

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Full list of prof. Soludo’s 80-man transition committee

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Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo ,the Governor elect of Anambra state has dropped a 80 man committee comprising of several prominent individuals across the eastern states as reported by Jkcyno news. Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Anambra State Governor-elect has officially appointed Dr (Mrs) Obiageli Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education as the Head of the Governorship Transition Committee from the Governor Willie Obiano administration to the official swearing-in of Governor-elect, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo by March 17, 2022 An official release to this effect from the Media Office of Prof Charles Soludo…

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Chidoka, Ezekwesili, Otti, Odinkalu, others in Soludo’s governorship transition committee

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The Anambra state Governor-Elect, Prof. Charles Soludo, Thursday, released the list of transition committee members, which according to him, would liaise with a team to be set up by the state government to ensure a seamless transition from March 17, 2022 when he takes over. According to a statement by Joe Anatune, Media Assistant to Soludo, the committee would be chaired by Dr Oby Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education, and about eighty members including Dr Alex Obiogbolu, who recently resigned from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after serving as Director General…

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Breaking : Oby Oby Ezekwesili withdraws from presidential race.

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Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, on Thursday stepped aside from the presidential race to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 16, 2019 election. In a statement issued to DAILY POST by the spokesperson for the Obiageli Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign Organisation, Ozioma Ubabukoh, Ezekwesili was quoted as saying that her decision to withdraw from the race followed extensive discussions with Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora. According to her, the action was also prompted by an examination of the country’s…

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Atiku Can’t Bring The Change Nigeria Needs – Ezekwesili

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    Oby Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar cannot orchestrate the change Nigeria needs to progress. Speaking during Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, Ezekwesili said Abubakar, who won the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not any better than the President Muhammadu Buhari. According to her, Nigeria needs new politics, not Abubakar nor Buhari, who she says belong to old politics. “No, he can’t bring the change we are referring to. That is the…

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