Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated ex-Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili as she turned 60 on Thursday.
Obasanjo said Ezekwesili is like a daughter to him. The former World Bank Vice President worked in several capacities under the retired President’s administration.
Obasanjo made the remark while felicitating with Ezekwesili on her 60th birthday.
He recalled treating Ezekwesili like his biological daughter because she was intelligent, dynamic, reliable, and enterprising.
In a statement he signed, Obasanjo recounted how the former Minister worked with him while he was president.
The statement by Obasanjo reads partly: “Obiageli Ezekwesili is like a daughter to me. Even when she was a minister, I treated her the same way I treated my biological daughters.
“She was a dynamic young woman who is competent, reliable and very enterprising. As she, therefore, clocks 60 today, I cannot but thank God for her life, as I wish her more fulfilling and glorious years and decades ahead.
“Oby and I met through Transparency International, an initiative started by Peter Eigen, who had worked at the World Bank and saw the need for more integrity in the public arena.”
Obasanjo said it was “easy to warm up” with Ezekwesili due to her hard work and dedication to duty.
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