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Ezekwesili reveals reason for damaged trust in INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2023 0

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said a lack of transparency and operational failures reduced the trust of Nigerians in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ezekwesili stated this on Tuesday while delivering her speech at the National Dialogue for

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Buhari, Tinubu, APC determined to push Nigeria to precipice – Ezekwesili alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2023 0

A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has decried the activities of the Department for State Services, DSS, describing them as troubling. Ezekwesili also tackled President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, alleging that they appear determined to push the country to the precipice. The former Minister’s

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Monetary & Fiscal policies crucial to economic growth, says Ezekwesili

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye  The Convener/Chairman, FixPolitics, and Founder School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili has advised the federal government to put in place measures to kick start economic growth, through sound monetary policy, and fiscal policies combined to give back macroeconomic stability. Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, who was also

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Ezekwesili insists China owes a responsibility to compensate Africa for effects of Covid-19

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2020 0

…Demands cancellation of $140Bn in loans to Africa as a first step A presidential candidate in the 2019 elections in Nigeria and former minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili  has insisted that China must compensate Africa for the role in played and for the damages COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting on the lives and livelihoods of […]

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Former Presidential candidate, Ezekwesili named IBFD Board of Trustees member

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2020 0

A Presidential candidate in the country in the 2019 general election, Dr Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili has been appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD). Announcing her membership of the Board of Trustees, effective from April 1, 2020, which they described as an honour to the […]

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Ezekwesili urges NASS to summon Buhari to speak on Coronavirus, its shock on global economy

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2020 0

 Former Presidential candidate in the 2019 General Elections, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has urged the leadership of the National Assembly to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to address the lawmakers and the Nigerian public on his administration’s strategies and account of efforts at containing the Corona virus pandemic and the global economic shock. In a press

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Ezekwesili to chair Women in Leadership Conference

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

Former Minister of Education and newly appointed International Institute for Electoral Assistance Democracy ambassador, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili has been announced as chairperson for the Women in Leadership Conference set to hold on Saturday, November 25 at the Golden Gate, Ikoyi, Lagos. Theme ‘Revolutionary Thinking: Shaping the Future for Nigeria’, the event will feature a

Opinion

Ezekwesili’S Shielding of Corruption

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

I am a fan of Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili, but I have said elsewhere that my problem with her loud, anti-corruption activism is that it is strangely amnesiac and hypocritical. Even as she proclaims herself a one-woman transparency police, she inadvertently advertises the contradictions of the Obasanjo government, in which she served. However, when you go […]