Oby Ezekwesili Appointed To Head Transition Team By Anambra Governor-Elect, Soludo.

The former minister of education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has been appointed as the head of transition team by the Anambra state governor-elect, Charles Soludo.

The governor, who has succeeded the current governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano is awaiting to be inaugurated in March 2022.

Soludo, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, was proclaimed winner of the governorship election in Anambra that was held in November 6, 2021.

The elected governor, who contested under the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, defeated his adversaries from People’s Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in the persons of Valentine Ozigbo and Andy Uba respectively.

Currently, there is no official statement regarding the appointment of Dr Ezekwesili.

However, the transition team will be inaugurated on January 20.

Dr Ezekwesili, who is also a former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections received a worldwide reputation as a social justice crusader after she led the #BringBackOurGirls campaign launched after the abduction of 276 female students by the Boko Haram terrorists in Chibok town on the April 15, 2014.