Obiageli Ezekwesili: EITI at the Crossroads

Anthony Richter

Obiageli Ezekwesili is one of Africa’s great women. Vice President for Africa of the World Bank and formerly Nigeria’s Minister for Solid Minerals Development and Chairperson of Nigeria’s EITI , she is a strong-willed visionary who played a crucial role in the establishment of EITI when she represented Nigeria on the International Advisory Group and continues to support it from within the Bank.

So when she appeared somewhat unexpectedly at the EITI board it was a true pleasure. What she had to say was aimed to provoke thought in this select audience. As she addressed the national coordinators from some 25 EITI candidate countries she asked “What comes after validation?”…read more.

Anthony Richter is chairman of the board of the Revenue Watch Institute and also a board member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). He blogs here