Oby Ezekwesili shares stage with Hillary Clinton at Vital Voices event in Washington

Former Minister of Education and World Bank Vice President, Africa Region, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili in Washington DC on Wednesday shared stage with former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton at a global event hosted by Vital Voices.

The event was global unveiling of portraits of women in the world who are female activists and global influencers adding their Voices to social and political issues in their countries. The event took place in Washington at the Global Embassy of Women.

On her Twitter account, Ezekwesili shared pictures of the event with other female leaders with the message:

“When I was introduced to my painting on the wall of @VitalVoices magnificent building in DC also known as the Global Embassy of Women, the photographer asked me to give her my best “excitement pose” and this is what I could muster.”

The former Minister who was among the founders of Bring Back Our Girls in Nigeria, an advocacy group that led global campaign against the abduction of over 200 school girls in Nigeria in year 2014 at Chibok Community in Borno State noted that Women succeed better in politics when they are mentored by older women.

“Research has shown that Women who enter Politics and are mentored by older women-politicians succeed better. It was a huge delight to listen as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand captivated us with how our very dear friend Hillary Clinton mentored her. Deep lessons!”