Former minister of education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has been appointed a member of board of trustees of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD)
The agency said in a statement that the appointment became effective from April 1, 2020.
As a member of the Board of Trustees, Ezekwesili would contribute to the oversight of IBFD’s expansion in developing economies, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in international organizations and capacity building.
She will also help IBFD build on its strengths – independence and quality.
“IBFD is delighted that Dr Ezekwesili has joined our Board of Trustees and expect that her unique perspective and contribution will be enormously beneficial, in particular to the work that we do in developing economies.
“The current crisis will put more strain on government budgets and domestic resource mobilisation will be more important than ever going forward,” said the chief executive officer of IBFD, Jan Maarten Slagter in a statement.
Ezekwesili who is a chartered accountant, economic policy expert and senior economic adviser at the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI) was a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy.
She is also co-founder of Transparency International.
Ezekwesili was also vice president of the World Bank’s Africa division as well as former chairperson of the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI).
She is the co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Africa Regional Strategy Board and a co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement.
