Oby Ezekwesili

Oby Ezekwesili (2015)

Oby Ezekwesili (born April 28, 1963 in Anambra as Obiageli Ezekwesili ) is a Nigerian human rights activist and politician ( Allied Congress Party of Nigeria ). She is co-founder of Transparency International and BringBackOurGirls .

Life

Ezekwesili worked as an auditor for the World Bank and in the Ministry of Education. She was one of the founders of Transparency International . She was also one of the founders of the #bringbackourgirls movement, which emerged in response to the mass kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls in 2014 .

Act

Ezekwesili ran for the 2019 elections in Nigeria, but withdrew her candidacy, calling for a broad opposition coalition to counterbalance the government's All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition 's People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Web links

Commons : Oby Ezekwesili - collection of images, videos and audio files

credentials

↑ Oby Katryn Ezekwesili (Obiageli). Africa Confidential. (Accessed January 25, 2019)
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nigeria before the election: Prominent activist no longer wants. TAZ. Access date: January 24, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Ezekwesili, Oby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ezekwesili, Obiageli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Nigerian human rights activist and politician (Allied Congress Party of Nigeria)
DATE OF BIRTH	April 28, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Anambra

[1] Oby Katryn Ezekwesili (Obiageli). Africa Confidential. (Accessed January 25, 2019)

[taz-5568060-2] Nigeria before the election: Prominent activist no longer wants. TAZ. Access date: January 24, 2019.